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1@Also hishigata •HŒ`. A diamond or lozenge shape. A term used to describe diamond shaped cross-sections or construction members, or to refer to members crossed and joined in a diamond formation. Examples include: diagonal roofing, hishibuki •H•˜; lozenge shaped grid beams, hishimebari •H–Ϊ—ΐ; diamond fence *hishigaki •HŠ_.

2@Abbreviation of *hishimon •H•Ά or hishi mon'you •H•Ά—l. A diamond shaped design, frequently of repeated diamond shapes, hishitsunagi •HŒq. The design is used in latticework *koushi ŠiŽq, and transoms *ranma —“ŠΤ , where the diamond shapes are created by the intersection of thin wooden strips (see *tasukimon ζF•Ά). It also appears on family crests, monshou –δΝ, furniture, household utensils, and clothing. Variations include designs called the pile of three diamonds *sangaibishi ŽOŠW•H; pine-bark diamond *matsukawabishi Ό”η•H; quartered diamond *yotsuwaribishi ŽlŠ„•H; lantern diamond *chouchinbishi ’ρ“”•H. Designs of diamond shaped flower motifs are called *hanabishi mon'you ‰Τ•H•Ά—lAand a design of concentric diamonds is called irekobishi “όŽq•H.
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