单词 | corner-post |
释义 | > as lemmascorner-post corner-post n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > land-boundary > boundary mark > post > at a corner corner-post1445 1445 Plea & Mem. R. Lond. Gildh. A. 71. m. 3b A wall..strecchyng..vnto a corner post standing in the southest Corner of the tenement. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 198 They make of yuory the very principals and corner posts of their houses. 1648 Charlestown Land Rec. in Rec. Early Hist. Boston (1878) III. 11 A parcell of land lying within and between the upper corner post of the house. 1785 A. Ellicott in Life & Lett. (1908) 41 Joseph went with some Hands to enlarge the Pile of Stones about the Corner Post. 1946 F. D. Davison Dusty iii. 31 There might be a length or two of broken fence, or an old charred corner-post. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Jan. 58/3 Corner posts and strainer posts..require special moulds because of their size. Corner posts should measure about 6 in. × 6 in. × 6 ft. 6 in. long. < as lemmas |
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