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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In architecture, a small shaft having a capital and a base, placed against or forming part of the jamb of a door or window. Such shafts occur most frequently in medieval architecture. See cut on preceding page.
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Heavy walls, recessed arches, round mouldings, cubic cushion-caps, clustered piers, and in doorways a jamb-shaft for each stepping of the arch were common to both styles.
A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised 1890
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