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单词 planchment
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planchmentn.

Brit. /ˈplɑːn(t)ʃm(ə)nt/, /ˈplan(t)ʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈplæn(t)ʃm(ə)nt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: planch n., -ment suffix.
Etymology: < planch n. + -ment suffix, perhaps after French †planchement (1535 in Middle French).
U.S. regional.
A boarded ceiling.In quot. 1995, apparently a boarded floor.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > ceiling > [noun]
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silour1424
siling1483
ceiling1535
loftingc1540
loft1596
floor1600
plafond1664
top1709
ceil1840
planchment1874
laquearia1922
overhead1942
1874 Harper's Mag. July 188/2 There were words peculiar to the place [Marblehead, Massachusetts]. One of these was planchment for ceiling.
1891 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 4 159 Planchment, ceiling. Now seldom heard. An old woman said: ‘The roof wets so, I'm afraid the planchment'll fall’.
1903 Indiana (Pa.) Messenger (Electronic text) 28 Oct. The ceiling of a room is a ‘planchment’.
1995 B. Hansen Chess Garden (1996) i. 15 Virginia lifted it out carefully, and they could hear the click of what was inside as she set it down gently on the planchment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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