单词 | curb-plate |
释义 | curb-platen. A curvilinear wall-plate at the springing of a dome, etc.; = curb n. 9(a), 8b; also, the plate or frame round the mouth of a well, etc.; the horizontal timber at the junction of the upper and lower slopes of a curb-roof. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [noun] > annular quality > ring > binding or confining something curb1733 curb-plate1819 hoop1867 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > dome or cupola > specific part curb1733 curb-plate1819 tambour1841 the world > the earth > water > lake > pool > [noun] > well > frame round top of curb1511 well-curb1665 puteal1692 curble?1780 well kerb1845 curb-plate1860 1819 P. Nicholson Archit. Dict. I. 308 The wall-plate of a circular or elliptically ribbed dome, is termed a curb-plate, as also the horizontal rib at the top, on which the vertical ribs terminate. 1860 J. Newlands Carpenter & Joiner's Assist. 257 Curb-plate..the circular frame of a well. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1819 |
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