单词 | mitre-cap |
释义 | > as lemmasmitre-cap ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > handrail > newel-post of handrail > part of pendant1506 mitre-cap1820 1820 P. Nicholson Staircases & Handrails 7 Mitre-cap..is a block of wood, turned to some agreeable figure..used in dog-legged stairs to terminate the handrail. 1876 R. Riddell New Elem. Hand-railing (2nd rev. ed.) 24/2 Fig. 4 shows mitre-cap, ramp of rail, and centre of newel, at the starting. 1928 Engin. Jrnl. 11 121/2 The mitre bearing, in way of the mitre cap, consists of a strip of oak held in a dovetail slot formed by two vertical angle castings bolted to the cap. < as lemmas |
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