trabeateadj.
/ˈtreɪbiːeɪt/ Architecture.
= trabeated adj.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [adjective] > beam
beam-like1620
beameda1711
trabeated1843
trabeal1862
trabeate1890
1890 C. H. Moore Devel. & Char. Gothic Archit. i. 6 (note) It is not until we scrutinise the joints of masonry that the trabeate principle of its construction is perceived.
1905 Athenæum Apr. 441/2 The ordinary house [in Syrian architecture, 85 b.c. to 609 a.d.] was a purely trabeate building... The construction was in cut stone blocks laid without mortar; but the arch..was gradually evolved.
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adj.1890