purlin

English

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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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Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): [ˈpɜːɹlɪn]
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

purlin (plural purlins)

  1. A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
    • 2018, R. S. Holt, Modern Magic: Stories of the Overbury Shops:
      The loft was broad and high, with splendid rough-cut oak purlins and three large Veluxes.

Hyponyms

  • (longitudinal structural member of a roof): purlin plate, principal purlin, common purlin

Derived terms

  • back through purlin
  • butt purlin
  • clasped purlin
  • clasped through purlin
  • common purlin
  • principal purlin
  • purlin plate
  • staggared butt purlin
  • tenoned butt purlin
  • threaded butt purlin
  • through purlin
  • trenched through purlin

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