单词 | side post |
释义 | side postn. 1. Either of the two upright parts of a door frame; a doorpost.Frequently with reference to the marking of the doorposts of the Israelites' houses with the blood of a lamb in Exodus 12 (see quot. 1535). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of door > [noun] > door-post postOE postela1225 door-treec1300 durnc1325 puncheon1519 by-post1535 door-cheek1535 doorpost1535 side post1535 pier1665 impost1730 hanging-post1792 heel post1802 hanging-stile1823 door-jamb1836 shutting posta1877 hanging-head1888 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Exod. xii. 22 Stryke it vpon the vpper poste and vpon the two syde postes [Heb. mĕzūzōṯ; similarly 1572 and 1611]. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiv. xv. 515 Sticke the same [yron naile] to the lintle or side post of a dore. 1697 C. Leslie Snake in Grass (ed. 2) 140 The striking of its Blood upon the Side-posts of their Houses. 1741 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses II. vi. 635 Striking the blood on the side-posts. 1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire ii. xi. 562 Prepare to slay the chosen lamb, and sprinkle its blood on the side-posts and on the lintel. 1874 J. Ruskin Val D'Arno 217 I intended..to have insisted, at some length, on the decoration of the lintel and side-posts. 1920 L. Brink tr. J. Sadger Sleep Walking & Moon Walking ii. 66 The door of Lena's room stood open and she appeared upon the threshold and leaned against the side post. 1999 Times 13 May 45/4 Evans allows him to pose at an open door with his hands placed bravely against the side-posts. 2. Building. Either of two posts supporting a roof at or towards one side of it; spec. = queen post n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] > roof-beam > rafter > posts pendant1359 pendant-post1359 side post1625 crown post1663 king piece1663 king post1669 hip pole1783 queen post1797 king1811 queen1811 middle post1819 ashlar-piece1869 wall-post1871 pendentive1893 1625 in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) I. 197 The sydepostes of ye roofe. 1797 P. Nicholson Carpenter & Joiner's Assistant lxxvii. 66 Fix the side posts l k and h g, under the purlines B, b. ?1812 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) V. 538/2 Fig. 3. shews a truss posted roof, with a king post and a pair of side posts on each side of the king post. 1850 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 5) I. 427 Side-posts in a roof-truss, are posts placed in pairs at an equal distance from the middle. 1862 J. H. Parker Rickman's Styles Archit. Eng. (ed. 6) 200 The vaulting-shafts or half pillars..carrying either the ribs of the vault, or the side posts of the open timber roof. 1919 Engin. News-Record 9 Oct. 702/1 Both arch truss and three-hinged arch ribs used as roof which is supported on light framed side posts. 2001 P. Glover Building Surv. (ed. 4) (Gloss.) 262 King post roof truss, traditional design with central post (Queen post has two side posts). 3. Sport. Either of the two upright posts of a goal; = goalpost n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > [noun] > ground > goal-post or bar goal1577 goalpost1842 crossbar1857 goal bar1862 side post1863 stick1876 bar1882 upright1910 1863 Bell's Life in London 21 Nov. (Suppl.) 1/4 If the ball is touched down behind the goal line and beyond the line of the side posts, the free kick shall be from the 25 yards post. 1902 Inlander Oct. 21/2 The side posts should project several feet above the crossbar. 1998 Irish Times (Nexis) 9 Apr. 25 The scoring system allows..one point for a ball between the side posts. 2013 B. K. Swain Curious Habits Man 31 The vertical side posts..are separated by a distance of eighteen and a half feet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1535 |
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