They are used around the lower circumference of the capital. They are a repetitive floral pattern of palmette and lotus or honeysuckle usually linked with curved acanthus stalks. The beam that spans from column to column. The ridge on the Doric order column where two flutes meet. A mixture of plaster and freestone, sifted and ground together, used by statuaries to repair defects.
Joiners use a mixture of sawdust and glue for similar purposes.
The inside core bell shape in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders. A mineral pitch used instead of mortar in early times. A carved representation of an ox skull seen in the Doric metope and in certain cornice friezes. Between the shaft and the and the entablature. A concave molding.