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Obscure Glass

Mainly used for decoration, diffusion, or privacy. The pattern is rolled into the hot glass during glass manufacturing. [top]

One-step Distributor

An industry term for a wholesale company which buys building products from a manufacturer and sells them to builders, contractors, and homeowners. A wholesaler which buys building products from the manufacturer and sells them to lumberyards and home centers, which in turn sells to builders, contractors, and homeowners, is referred to as a two-step distributor. [top]

Open Layout Opening

See Window Wall. [top]

Oriel

A bay window projecting from an outside wall and supported from beneath by a bracket. [top]