purlin
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
Definition of purlin
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
“The loft was broad and high, with splendid rough-cut oak purlins and three large Veluxes.”
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Etymology
Uncertain. Information on the etymology is scant at best. According to Websters it comes from 15th-century English. According to the Oxford Concise Dictionary, it is "Middle English, perhaps of French origin". Other sources reference Middle English or 15th-century English.
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