This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ...are driven, and water is thrown upon the wedges, which, causing the wood to swell, splits the cylinder into BUILD--BUILDING. the slices required.--Millstones are not always made of B., but sometimes of silicious gritstones, of sandstone, and even of granite. B. millstones are extremely durable. BUILD, v. bild Gen bilden, to form, to fashion: old SW. byli, a habitation; bylja, to raise a habitation: Gael. baile, a town or village: to form or fashion; to construct; to make or raise anytliiiig--as a wall, a house. or a ship; to shape into a particular form; to raise on a foundation; to increase; to depend on as a foundation. BU1L'i)I1ve, imp.: N. an edifice; a fixed structure--as a house, a church. BUILT, pt. pp. bilt, or BUILDED, pp. bild'ed. BUILDER, n b'il'de'r, one who erects buildings.--SYN. of ' build ' to construct; erect; fabricate; frame; raise; establish; settle; rest; ' depend. BUILDING: the art of constructing, applied usually to erecting edifices for habitation, business, or other purposes. The building trade includes many distinct lines. At the head is the architect, employed by the owner to design the building and make the working drawings and specifications of the Work to be performed. The builder acts ministeri-ally; the duty consists in carrying out the plans put into his hands according to certain stipulated terms. The profession of an architect demands much imaginative power and great artistic skill. with a practical knowledge of construction even to its smallest details. Endeavoring to realize the wishes of his client, the architect devises what shall be the external eflfect and the interior accommodation of the building, and portrays the whole with accuracy on paper. After the general...