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PURLINE
Noun
purline (plural purlines)
Alternative form of purlin
Source: Wiktionary
Pur"lin, Pur"line, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Arch.)
Definition: In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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