designslinger - Word of the Week: turret


[turret (1887) William Gilman House /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

turret [TUHR-it] n. a diminutive cylindrically shaped tower, typically with a conical roof, usually part of a larger structure;


[turret (1895) Humboldt Park Receptory & Stables /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

often corbeled from one corner of the structure.
Posted by designslinger at 1/19/2011 4:41 AM
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