Elaboration. Wrought with labor; finished with great care.
Elevation. The act of raising from a lower to a higher degree; a projection of a building or other object on a plane perpendicular to the horizon.
Elliptical. Having the form of an ellipse.
Embellishment. The act of adorning; that which adds beauty or elegance.
Entablature. The structure which lies horizontally upon the columns.
Equidistant. Being at an equal distance from a point.
Escutcheon. An ornamental plate like that part about a keyhole.
Evolve. To unfold or unroll; to open and expand.
Façade. The front of a building; the principal front having some architectural pretensions.
Facing-boards. The finishing of the face of a wall of different material than the main part of the wall; the wide board below the cornice or beneath the windows.