BRESSUMMER

Noun

bressummer (plural bressummers)

(architecture) A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor. Particularly found in timber-frame overhang constructions.

Hypernyms

• summer (“horizontal beam”)

Source: Wiktionary



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