society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of windows > [noun] > fittings or ornaments of windows > stay-bar (3)
spec. = stay-bar n. at compounds 2 (see compounds 2 (b)). Obsolete.
(a) (see quot. 1833); (b) (see quot. 1876).
(a) Architecture (see quot. 1850); (b) a bar for keeping a casement window open at a certain angle; (c) = stay-rod n.