QUEENPOST

Queen"-post`, n. [Arch.]

Definition: One of two suspending posts in a roof truss, or other framed truss of similar form. See King-post.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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