one of the stones forming the foundation of a building; spec. a stone laid with public ceremony to celebrate the founding of the edifice; also figur…
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > [noun] > foundations > parts of (10) foundation stone1651 one of the stones forming the foundation of a building; spec. a stone laid with public ceremony to celebrate the founding of the edifice; also figur… touching1663 Building. In plural. Projections from the foundations of a building, from which those of the adjoining building are begun. Obsolete. footstone1728 Architecture. The foundation stone, or lowest supporting stone, of a building or structure. substrate1730 A thing which underlies or forms the basis of another; a substratum, a foundation. Frequently figurative. found1818 = foundation, n.; see also quot. 1846. air drain1833 A covered channel round the external walls of a building to prevent damp; cf. dry area n. at dry, adj. adv.compounds 3. damp-course1876 = damp-proof course n. damp-proof course1876 ‘a course of some impermeable material laid on the foundation walls of a building a short distance above the level of the outside soil, to prevent… foundation-trench1942 (see quot. 1954). foundation deposit1955 an object placed in the foundation of a building. |
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