purlin plate

purlin plate
(in a curb roof) a purlin at the top of a lower slope supporting the ends of the upper rafters at the curb. Also called curb.

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  • purlin plate — Carpentry. (in a curb roof) a purlin at the top of a lower slope supporting the ends of the upper rafters at the curb. Also called curb …   Useful english dictionary

  • purlin — /perr lin/, n. a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge. Also, purline. See diags. under king post, queen post. [1400 50; late ME purlyn, purloyne, akin to AL perlio; …   Universalium

  • purlin — pur•lin [[t]ˈpɜr lɪn[/t]] also pur•line [[t] laɪn[/t]] n. bui a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usu. for supporting rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME purlyn, purloyne …   From formal English to slang

  • deck plate — Carpentry. a purlin plate at the edge of a deck. [1870 75] * * * …   Universalium

  • deck plate — Carpentry. a purlin plate at the edge of a deck. [1870 75] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Arcade-Plate — [arcade plate] ♦ Longitudinal horizontal beam carried on the arcade posts of an aisled hall to support the rafters of nave and aisle. Square set, then developed into a purlin. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 409) …   Medieval glossary

  • curb — curbable, adj. curbless, adj. curblike, adj. /kerrb/, n. 1. a rim, esp. of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk. 2. anything that restrains or controls; a restraint; check. 3. an enclosing framework …   Universalium

  • building — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Architectural structure Nouns 1. edifice, structure, construction. See form, production, architecture. 2. house, home, abode. 3. (types of buildings) A frame, prefab, Quonset hut, ranch house, saltbox,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Roof construction — This article is about house construction that consists of beams and an outer weatherproof skin, as found on most domestic architecture. Such roofs may take a number of different shapes. Construction of a ridged roofA simple ridged roof consists… …   Wikipedia

  • binding rafter — noun : a longitudinal timber (as a purlin) between the plate and the ridge of a roof for the support of rafters * * * a timber for supporting rafters between their extremities, as a purlin. [1835 45] …   Useful english dictionary

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