| 单词 | quarter-pace |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquarter-pace quarter-pace n. Architecture a resting place or landing where two flights of stairs converge at right angles to each other in a quarter turn. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [noun] > landing half-pace1611 landing-place1611 rest1611 resting place1645 plate1661 hearth-pacec1675 foot pace1679 stand1709 flat1730 quarter-pace1730 landing1789 landing floor1856 1730 E. Oakley Mag. Archit., Perspective, & Sculpt. iii. 75 It is sometimes necessary to put Steps in the Quarter Paces... Where the Quarter Pace is four Foot, put four Steps. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 594 Where the height of a story is considerable, resting places are necessary, which go under the name of quarter-paces, and half-paces, according as the passenger..has to describe a quadrant or semi-circle. 2001 Archit. Hist. 44 317 A short flight very awkwardly entered from one end of the hall, a quarterpace and then..three flights..separated by further quarterpaces. < as lemmas |
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