| 单词 | jamb-shaft |
| 释义 | > as lemmasjamb-shaft attributive and in other combinations, as jamb-lining, jamb-post, jamb-shaft, jamb-splay, jamb-stone, etc. ΚΠ 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder Gloss. 587 Jamb-post, a post fixed on the side of a door, etc., and to which the jamb-lining is attached. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 538 In every pier, between windows and other apertures, every alternate jamb-stone ought to go through the wall with its bed perfectly level. a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) I. 281 This, if the arch were made slightly segmental, would die into the jamb-splay. 1898 J. T. Fowler Durham Cathedral 49 Windows..deeply recessed within, and flanked by jamb-shafts of the local Frosterley marble. < as lemmas |
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