Definition of Quirk bead

1. Noun. Beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates.

Exact synonyms: Bead And Quirk
Generic synonyms: Astragal, Bead, Beading, Beadwork

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quirk Bead

quipster
quipsters
quipu
quipus
quira
quirboilly
quire
quired
quires
quiring
quirister
quiristers
quiritation
quirites
quirk
quirk bead (current term)
quirk molding
quirk moulding
quirked
quirkier
quirkiest
quirkily
quirkiness
quirkinesses
quirking
quirkish
quirks
quirky
quirky subject
quirky subjects

Literary usage of Quirk bead

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and Practical by Joseph Gwilt (1842)
"Bead md double quirk occurs when the bead appears on the face and edge of a piece of stuff in the same manner, thus forming a double quirk. BEAD, FLUSH ..."

2. Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military, and Naval by Edward Spon (1874)
"625, it is called a quirk-bead. But if with two quirks. ... 626, it is called a double quirk-bead; and if struck on the angle of a piece of work, Fig. ..."

3. Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military, and Naval by Edward Spon (1869)
"626, it is called a double quirk-bead ; and if struck on the angle of a piece of work, Fig. 627, it is called a return-bead. 624. 625. 626. 627. 628. 629. ..."

4. The Builder's Guide, and Estimator's Price Book: Being a Compilation of by Frederick Thomas Hodgson (1882)
"... when flush with the surface, it is called quirk-bead, when raised, cock-bead. Bead and Butt Work.—A piece of framing in which the panels flush, ..."

5. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"1, is simply a rounded end; No. 2, is known as a quirked bead ; No. 3, as a double quirk bead ; No. 4, is a double bead and quirk ; No. ..."

6. Our Workshop: Being a Practical Guide to the Amateur in the Art of Carpentry (1873)
"3, double quirk bead. No. 4 is a double bead and quirk; No. 5 is a double fillet; No. 6 is a torous bead; No. 7 is an ogee; and No. 8 is a reversed Fig. 76. ..."

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