Search Constraints

1 - 5 of 5
Number of results to display per page

Search Results

1. purlin n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Arch. A longitudinal horizontal beam supporting the boards in the roof of a building, a purlin. …

2. rē̆nǧe n.(2)

26 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A row (of words, people), a line; (b) a line of fighting men assembled for battle or a joust, a rank; also, fig. a group of saints in heaven; on o (on) renge, in one rank, in a group; upon o renge……

3. severonne n.

4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Arch. A gable coping, crest table; severonne table. …

4. vousǒur n.

12 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Arch. (a) A stone shaped for building a vault or an arch, a wedge-shaped stone;—also coll.; (b) an arched ceiling or other vaulted structure [1st quot.]; also, ?coll. vaulting, vault work, arches. …

5. wī̆nd-barǧe n.

Additional spellings: windbarge
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Arch. A piece of timber or stone prob. covering the joint between the gable edge and the roof and serving as protection from the wind, a bargeboard. …

©2024 Regents of the University of Michigan. For details about this collection's copyright see the MEC copyright statement and the U-M Library Copyright Policy. Data last refreshed December 2023.