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1. A small projecting member such as a piece of wood or metal; used to fasten the frame of a door or window.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Moon's classic shapes are punched up with, as she puts it, a "splash of edge": a boatneck top ties at the neck (very Audrey Hepburn), a breezy cotton wrap skirt sports an unexpected asymmetrical hem, and a small, perfect button catches the point of a V-neck shirt.
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