breastsummer
1Breastsummer — Breast sum mer, n. (Arch.) A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; used principally above shop windows. [Written also {brestsummer} and… …
2breastsummer — /bres sum euhr, brest , bres euh meuhr/, n. Archit. a horizontal beam supporting an exterior wall over an opening, as a shop window. Also called breast beam. [1605 15; BREAST + SUMMER2] * * * …
3breastsummer — n. horizontal beam that supports an outside wall over an opening …
4breastsummer — noun Architecture a beam across a broad opening, sustaining a superstructure. Origin C17: from breast and summer2 …
5breastsummer — breast·sum·mer …
6breastsummer — see bressummer …
7breastsummer — n. Archit. a beam across a broad opening, sustaining a superstructure. Etymology: BREAST + SUMMER(2) …
8bressummer — Breastsummer Breast sum mer, n. (Arch.) A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; used principally above shop windows. [Written also… …
9brestsummer — Breastsummer Breast sum mer, n. (Arch.) A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; used principally above shop windows. [Written also… …
10Jettying — This article is about the building technique. For structures, see jetty. A double jettied timber framed building. The ends of the cantilevered beams supporting the upper floors can easily be seen. Jettying is a building technique used in medieval …
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