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/string"pees'/, n.a long, usually horizontal piece of timber, beam, etc., for strengthening, connecting, or supporting a framework.[1780-90; STRING + PIECE]
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Stringpiece — String piece , n. (Arch.) (a) A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; esp.: (b) One of the longitudinal pieces, supporting the treads and rises of a flight or run of stairs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stringpiece — [strin′pēs΄] n. a long, horizontal timber for supporting a framework, as at the edge of a floor … English World dictionary
stringpiece — noun Date: 1786 the heavy squared timber lying along the top of the piles forming a dock front or timber pier … New Collegiate Dictionary
stringpiece — noun a long piece supporting and connecting the parts of a wooden framework … English new terms dictionary
stringpiece — /ˈstrɪŋpis/ (say stringpees) noun a long piece of timber or the like (especially a horizontal one) in a framework or structure, as for strengthening the structure or connecting or supporting parts …
stringpiece — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a long piece of heavy timber usually used horizontally in a construction: as a. : the heavy squared timber lying along the top of the piles forming a dock front or timber pier b. : a temporary horizontal timber used in shoring… … Useful english dictionary
Hollow — Hol low, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow, hole. Cf. {Hole}.] 1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollow newel — Hollow Hol low, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow, hole. Cf. {Hole}.] 1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollow quoin — Hollow Hol low, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow, hole. Cf. {Hole}.] 1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hollow root — Hollow Hol low, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow, hole. Cf. {Hole}.] 1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
