Set-off (architecture)
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Set-off (architecture)
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In architecture and masonry, the term set-off or off-set is given to the part of a wall or other architectural feature, which is exposed when the portion above is of a reduced thickness. In plinths, this is generally simply chamfered. In other parts of stonework, the set-off is generally concealed by a projecting string course. In parapets, where the upper part projects the lower, the break is generally hidden by a corbel. The portions of buttress caps which recede one behind another are also ca
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