What is a continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off called?
beak — (Arch.) A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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