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| Panemone
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A drag-type wind machine that can react to wind from any direction. |
| Pantile
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(1) Length of S shaped clay roofing tile that is installed to overlap. (2) Length of semi-circular (half pipe shaped) clay roofing, installed concave side up, overlapping the adjacent tiles. |
| Pantograph
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Tool that appears as two large side-by-side X's, which are attached at the points. The unconnected upper and lower points of one X are secured in place and the lower unconnected point of the opposite X holds a pen or pencil. If the connected lower point of the two X's traces a drawing, the attached pen or pencil duplicates the drawing. |
| Pantry
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Storage area for non-perishable food items. |
| Paper
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Amount received, by a seller of real estate, in the form of a mortgage or note rather than cash. |
| Paper and wire
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Tar paper and wire mesh (or metal lath) that are used as a backing for the installation of tile. |
| Paper profit
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An increase in value above original cost or basis that would be realized if he property were sold. Until a sale occurs, the increased value is not recognized in the accounts. When the property is sold, there will be a realized gain or loss. |
| Paper title
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Passing of title to property that is in fact not valid. |
| Paper, sheathing
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Moisture resistant paper, which is applied under a final covering of roofs or walls, to serve as a barrier against the weather. |
| Par lamp
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Par is an acronym for parabolic aluminized reflector. A par lamp which may utilize either an incandescent filament, a halogen filament tube or hid arc tube is a precision pressed-glass reflector lamp. Par lamps rely on both the internal reflector and prisms in the lens for the control of the light beam. |
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