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Jamb Upright side of a door frame or window
Jambarts Armour for the lower leg. See Greaves
Joggled Construction held together using overlapping joints
Joinery The smaller items of woodwork. Door, windows etc
Joist A beam that supports a floor
Keep Donjon; The defendable central part of a Norman castle. Either a Hall-keep with living quaters or a Shell-keep with open centre and walls with a sentry-walk
Keystone The voussoir at the top of the arch or vault
Lady Chapel Chapel dedicated to the Virgin at the East end of the church
Lancet window Slender pointed window usually found in groups
Laver The place where monks could wash within the cloister
lierne Small ornamental sections of vaulting rib joining the main ribs
Lintel Flat beam above a window or door
Loops Small openings in a wall through which defenders can shoot arrows or other projectiles