corner block

corner block

1. See corner return block.
2. A square, relatively flat wood block, often decoratively carved, placed at upper corners on each side of the wood framing around a door.

corner return block, corner block

corner return block
A concrete masonry unit having a solid face at one end, as well as solid faces on the sides.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Though built of granite,--a stone which is hard to work,--its angles, and the casings of the doors and windows, are decorated with corner blocks cut into diamond facets.
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JEDDAH: Located in the heart of King Abdullah Economic City, roughly100 kilometers from both Jeddah and Makkah, Bay La Sun Hotel & Marina has quite literally separated itself from the pack of hotels that seem to appear on every corner block in the Kingdom's major cities, and offers a real escape for those wanting to disconnect from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Bay La Sun Hotel & Marina -- a haven for holidaymakers and business travelers alike
"The company is delighted to have got this opportunity to bring this iconic corner block back into full use, and give it another lease of life.
Hotel, bar and glass lift planned for key site
"That one, being a corner block, it's more limited and we'll hold for now."
Making the most of every nook and cranny
The design for the corner block was leveraged from a symbol found in the fabric collection.
That's Incredible Quilt
The Putra hollow blocks have three different configurations known as stretcher block, corner block and half block.
Behaviour of interlocking mortarless hollow block walls under in-plane loading
Surveyor Paul Robert Durnien, of Shore Road, Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, ran Corner Block Ltd alongside 54-year-old Colin Conn.
Hotel firm's director given six-year ban
Saddened, Maina wrote to former President Moi asking that land in Eastlands that was owned by the government be donated to the youth to set up their businesses.TITLE DEEDS"We were given land in Dandora, Sharp Corner Block 87, Land at Kayole kwa DO, opposite the DO's office, and Makongeni in Saika.
A voice for the youth who often wrote to Moi, Kibaki
According to Amber Jacobsen, director at Brooklyn-based specialty coffee roaster Toby's Estate, "It's actually good that these big retailers that have a store on every single corner block are going away, and then you can have something a little bit more interesting, something that you want to discover in your neighborhood," Jacobsen told the Long Island City Summit at the Museum of the Moving Image yesterday (Tuesday).
LIC locals looking at retail revolution
4 Referring to Diagram IV, sew together 1 triangle-square, 2 flying geese, 1 hourglass unit and 1 each aqua star print, aqua aninnal print and aqua geometric print C as shown to make Corner Block. Make 4.
Rex & roo: cute animal prints can keep baby company
The theatre in Broad Chare owns that whole corner block and its latest development is generating lots of excitement.
Live Theatre takes centre-stage as it launches its first outdoor show; Mobile opens on Wednesday as part of Newcastle theatre's new season of in-house and visiting shows

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