purlin
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Information on the origin of the term 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.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): [ˈpɜːɹlɪn]
Noun
purlin (plural purlins)
- A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
Hyponyms
- (longitudinal structural member of a roof): purlin plate, principal purlin, common purlin
Derived terms
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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