Architectural Mouldings

Specialist registers exist everywhere.
Vocabulary in particular can have several different meanings depending on its domain.
Consider, for example, the words "left wing" which can refer to a bird's limb, a position in soccer, rugby, hockey etc, part of a car near the wheel, a political tendency ... and can also be a noun, a verb and an adjective.
Write a sentence now demonstrating each of the above examples and include examples of the word as a noun, a verb and an adjective.

The following passage includes many unusual lexical items in its description of how to use architectural mouldings. these are the ornate pieces of wood or plaster used to decorate homes around doors, windows, and where the walls meet floors or ceilings. Note, however, that this is written to guide the general public - it is not written for a specialist readership.

Either write down examples of this register, or copy the passage and highlight the specialised lexical items - words which have a unique meaning in this domain.

Tools and Equipment For removing existing mouldings: • Sharp utility knife • Brick bolster and small crowbar • old wood chisel • Pincers or claw hammer • Wood offcuts to protect wall surfaces
For fixing new mouldings: • Steel tape measure and pencil • Spirit level • tenon saw plus bench hook and mitre box • Jigsaaw with adjustable sole plate • Coping saw • Hammer, nail punch and masonry nails • drill, wood and masonry bits, wallplugs and screws • Filling knife plus wood filler and decorators' mastic
Types of Moulding There are five different sorts of mouldings you can use in your home, each is available in a range of styles, from relatively plain to decidedly ornate. Which you choose will depend on the look you are trying to achieve. Skirting boards, as the name implies, skirt the room at the base of the walls and protect the plaster from kicks and knocks. Existing boards are usually nailed either direct to the masonry or, in older properties, to timber blocks called grounds that are themselves nailed to the walls. Architraves are used to cover the join between door frames and the surrounding plaster. they are sometimes fitted around sash windows too, where these have been installed flush with the inner face of the house wall. Door architraves may fit flush with the ends of the skirting boards and have mitred top corners, or can be installed with decorative plinths and corner blocks.	Dado rails are narrow mouldings fitted mainly in dining rooms, halls and landings to protect the wall surfaces from the backs of chairs placed against them. the wall surface betwen them and the skirting boards was often panelled or decorated with sturdy embossed wallcoverings such as Lincrusta. Picture rails are mouldings with a P-shaped profile, from which pictures can be hung using S-shaped picture hooks. they are usually fitted about 45cm below ceiling or cornice level. Panel mouldings are slim mouldings that are pinned onto flat surfaces such as flush doors to create the appearance of panelled construction. They are available in a range of classical profiles. from the Homebase Guide no 47

Find your own examples of specialist language and describe the characteristics of the register.