SCAFFOLDINGS
Noun
scaffoldings
plural of scaffolding
Source: Wiktionary
SCAFFOLDING
Scaf"fold*ing, n.
1. A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body. Pope.
2. Materials for building scaffolds.
SCAFFOLD
Scaf"fold, n. Etym: [OF. eschafault, eschafaut, escafaut, escadafaut, F. Ă©chafaud; probably oiginally the same word as E. & F. catafalque, It. catafafalco. See Catafalque.]
1. A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc. Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirits that have dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object. Shak.
2. Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold. That a scaffold of execution should grow a scaffold of coronation. Sir P. Sidney.
3. (Metal.)
Definition: An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyères in a blast furnace.
Scaf"fold, v. t.
Definition: To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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