The piece of wood, stone, or other material forming the bottom of a doorway, which is crossed in entering a house, building, or room; the sill…
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of door > [noun] > threshold or door-step (9) thresholdeOE The piece of wood, stone, or other material forming the bottom of a doorway, which is crossed in entering a house, building, or room; the sill… hirst1513 A threshold; or perhaps, in early use, a hinge. groundsel1523 The lower framing-timber of a door; a door-sill, threshold. †Also, a window-sill. treadsole1543 a door-sill. door-sill1570 The sill or threshold of a door. sill1600 The threshold of a door or gateway; the lower horizontal part of a door-case. Cf. door-sill, n. and groundsel, n.2 2. Also in combinations. step-stone1605 (a) a stepping-stone; now dialect; (b) a stone forming a doorstep. doorstep1810 The step at the threshold of a door, raised above the level of the ground outside. Subcategories:— attachment to take strain of wheels (1) |
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