purlin

English edit

Alternative forms edit

purline

Etymology edit

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 edit

(US) IPA^(key): [ˈpɜːɹlɪn]

Noun edit

purlin (plural purlins)

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 edit

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

Derived terms edit

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Translations edit

longitudinal structural member of a roof

Catalan: corretja (ca) f
Czech: vaznice (cs) f
Danish: ås (da) c
Finnish: kitapuu
French: panne (fr) f
Galician: carreira (gl) f, terza f, padia f
German: Pfette (de) f
Greek: τεγίδα (el) f (tegída)
Hawaiian: ʻaho
Irish: taobhán m
Italian: terzera (it) f
Korean: 도리 (ko) (dori)
Malay: kasau lintang, gulung-gulung
Maori: kaho
Polish: płatew (pl) m
Spanish: correa (es) f
Swedish: takås (sv) c
Thai: แป (th) (bpɛɛ)
Welsh: tulath f, trawslath f