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Wind Braces

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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In architecture, diagonal braces to tie the rafters of a roof together and prevent "racking." In the better sort of medieval roofs they are arched, and run from the principal rafters to catch the purlins.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Wind Braces'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​w/wind-braces.html. 1910.
 
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