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Term Definition
Door, Roll-Up. See Roll-Up Door.  
Door, Shower. See Shower Door  
Door, Sliding Glass. See Sliding Glass Door.  
Door, Solid Core. See Solid Core Door.  
Door, Special. See Special Door.  
Door, Vault. See Vault Door.  
Door, Vertical Lift. See Vertical Lift Door.  
Door. A hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier for closing and opening an entrance to a building, room, or cupboard.  
Dope Coat. In tile setting, neat cement applied to the setting bed.  
Dope. A term used by plasterers for mortar additives of any type, such as those used to retard or accelerate set.  
Dormer Window. A window in a dormer.  
Dormer. A projecting roofed housing in a sloping roof.  
Dormitory Wardrobe. A closet in student housing where clothes are kept; commonly a free-standing cabinet made to match the cabinets of the dormitory room.  
Dormitory. A room occupied by more than two guests.  
Dot. A small lump of plaster placed on a surface between grounds to assist the plasterer in obtaining the proper plaster thickness and aid in aligning the surface; see Screed, 1.  
DOT. U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-4488.  
Dote. Wood rot or decay.  
Double Back. A webbed backing cemented to the backing of tufted, knitted and some woven carpets as additional reinforcement, to provide greater dimensional stability; also called Scrim Back.  
Double Bullnose. A type of trim with the same convex radius on two opposite sides.  
Double Duty Case. Commercial refrigerator in which a part of space is for refrigerated storage and part is equipped with glass windows for display purposes.  
Double Glass. Double Glazing.  
Double Glazing. Two parallel sheets of glass with an airspace between;also called Dual Glazing or Double Glass.  
Double Headed Nail. A nail with two closely-spaced heads to permit easy removal; widely used in concrete formwork as a temporary fastener; also called a Duplex Nail.  
Double Hung Window. The most common style of operable window, it has two sashes that slide vertically in parallel tracks; a window with two overlapping sashes that slide vertically in tracks.  
Double Layer. Two layers of gypsum board; various thicknesses may be combined to improve the fire, sound, or structural characteristics.  
Double Nailing. A method of applying gypsum board by using two nails spaced approximately 2 inches apart every 12 inches in the field along the framing member to insure firm contact with the framing.  
Double Offset. In piping, two offsets installed in succession in the same line.  
Double Oven. An oven with two baking compartments.  
Double Plate. The two wood plates on the top of a wood framed wall.  
Double Regulation. Regulation of both pot and gun air pressure.  

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