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Keene's cement is an anhydrous gypsum plaster of the hard-burnt type - that is composed of calcium sulphate to which an accelerator has been added. Keene's cement is used in decorating where a hard, compact, smooth plaster is required, often for external angles and mouldings.
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A kevel or cavil is a stone mason's hammer.
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In architecture a key is a piece of wood used as a wedge. The last board of a floor when laid down is also called the key.
In plastering, the term key is applied to that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
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In architecture a keystone is the central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with carving.
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In architecture, a king post is the middle post of a roof - standing vertically between the base and apex of a triangular roof truss - standing in the tie beam and reaching up to the ridge; it is often formed in to an octagonal column with capital and base, and small struts or bases which are slightly curved, spreading from it above the capital to some other timbers.
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A kissing-gate is a small gate swinging in a U or a V shaped enclosure, so as to allow only one person to pass at a time. Kissing-gates are frequently found in the countryside, as they cannot be inadvertently left open, and are impassable to larger wild animals such as deer.
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