breast beamn.

Brit.

/ˈbrɛs(t) biːm/, U.S.

/ˈbrɛs(t) ˌbim/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: breast n., beam n.¹

Etymology: < breast n. + beam n.¹

1. Weaving. The horizontal wooden beam at the front of a loom, around which the woven cloth passes as it is wound on the cloth beam.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > loom > beam > for cloth

web-beamOE

breast beam1688

breast roll1763

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. iii. 107/2 The Breast Beam, is that as the Workman sets his Breast unto when he is Weaving.

1790 A. Wilson Poems 53 While a bad Web was his theme, The Breast-beam supported his head.

1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 1114 The breast beam..is supported at its end upon brackets.

1980 Craft Techniques in Occup. Therapy (U.S. Dept. Army) 7-17/2 The harness frames should hang at the level which permits the warp to pass from the back beam to the breast beam.

2004 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 8 Sept. a3 9 The warp comprises the threads tied to a fixed beam that extend to the breast beam of back-strap looms.

2. Shipbuilding. One of the beams forming part of the front of the quarterdeck and roundhouse, and the after part of the forecastle. Now rare and historical.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > timbers of hull > deck or hold beams

transom1545

beam1627

wing-transom1711

stool1797

hold-beam1801

breast beam1805

skid beam1846

beak-head-beam1850

cat-beam1850

deck-beam1858

main-transom1867

spale1867

1805 Shipwright's Vade-mecum 315 (table) Beams..sided..moulded... Breast beam..sided.

1874 Lloyd's Reg. Brit. & Foreign Shipping, 1874–5 102 The breast beams are not to be less in size than the angle iron for stringers prescribed in Table H.

1986 D. H. Roberts tr. J. Boudriot Seventy-four Gun Ship II. ix. 69 These stanchions stand slightly aft of the breast beam of the forecastle and are half-lapped to it.

3. Architecture. A long horizontal load-bearing beam which forms part of the wall of a building, esp. one which supports the wall over an opening such as a fireplace; cf. bressumer n., breastplate n. 3c. Also: (in a windmill) a horizontal load-bearing beam which supports the weight of the windshaft.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun]

frame1440

mould1570

casea1676

needlework1686

framing1703

shell1705

casework1767

breast beam1828

balloon frame1844

fabric1849

balloon framing1855

armature1878

steel frame1898

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > wall of building > [noun] > other parts of wall

quoin1532

ground-table1640

breast1655

patand1656

raddling1673

breast1674

offset1721

breastwork1779

base1790

breast beam1828

dry area1833

chimney-breast1842

wall-head1898

1828 London Mag. Dec. 672 Two pines..were let into holes in the floor; another was laid across for a breast beam.

1853 Sheffield Independent 17 Sept. 4/3 (advt.) Oak and other Floor and Breast Beams, with a large quantity of Bearing Timber.

1954 R. Wailes Eng. Windmill v. 58 The main transverse timber in front, the breast beam or ‘rode balk’ as it is called in Lincolnshire, carrying the main weight of the windshaft and sails.

2014 Western Mail (Nexis) 21 June 3 The reception hall offers access to the drawing room with Inglenook fireplace and fireplace bressumer—a horizontal breast beam—with sunk chamfer.

4. Railways. A transverse beam forming part of the front of a locomotive. Now rare.

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1861 Railway Times (Boston) 11 May 185/3 A double rod runs from each eccentric, over and under the leading axle, and under the smoke-box, between the cylinders, to the space between the smoke-box, and the breast beam.

1954 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 7 Dec. 24/7 Morin saw the approaching train, and jumped clear of the tracks, but Cammarano was struck by the breast beam at the right front of the engine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	breast beam
释义	breast beamn. Brit. /ˈbrɛs(t) biːm/, U.S. /ˈbrɛs(t) ˌbim/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: breast n., beam n.¹ Etymology: < breast n. + beam n.¹ 1. Weaving. The horizontal wooden beam at the front of a loom, around which the woven cloth passes as it is wound on the cloth beam. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > loom > beam > for cloth web-beamOE breast beam1688 breast roll1763 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. iii. 107/2 The Breast Beam, is that as the Workman sets his Breast unto when he is Weaving. 1790 A. Wilson Poems 53 While a bad Web was his theme, The Breast-beam supported his head. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 1114 The breast beam..is supported at its end upon brackets. 1980 Craft Techniques in Occup. Therapy (U.S. Dept. Army) 7-17/2 The harness frames should hang at the level which permits the warp to pass from the back beam to the breast beam. 2004 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 8 Sept. a3 9 The warp comprises the threads tied to a fixed beam that extend to the breast beam of back-strap looms. 2. Shipbuilding. One of the beams forming part of the front of the quarterdeck and roundhouse, and the after part of the forecastle. Now rare and historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > [noun] > timbers of hull > deck or hold beams transom1545 beam1627 wing-transom1711 stool1797 hold-beam1801 breast beam1805 skid beam1846 beak-head-beam1850 cat-beam1850 deck-beam1858 main-transom1867 spale1867 1805 Shipwright's Vade-mecum 315 (table) Beams..sided..moulded... Breast beam..sided. 1874 Lloyd's Reg. Brit. & Foreign Shipping, 1874–5 102 The breast beams are not to be less in size than the angle iron for stringers prescribed in Table H. 1986 D. H. Roberts tr. J. Boudriot Seventy-four Gun Ship II. ix. 69 These stanchions stand slightly aft of the breast beam of the forecastle and are half-lapped to it. 3. Architecture. A long horizontal load-bearing beam which forms part of the wall of a building, esp. one which supports the wall over an opening such as a fireplace; cf. bressumer n., breastplate n. 3c. Also: (in a windmill) a horizontal load-bearing beam which supports the weight of the windshaft. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > framework of building > [noun] frame1440 mould1570 casea1676 needlework1686 framing1703 shell1705 casework1767 breast beam1828 balloon frame1844 fabric1849 balloon framing1855 armature1878 steel frame1898 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > wall of building > [noun] > other parts of wall quoin1532 ground-table1640 breast1655 patand1656 raddling1673 breast1674 offset1721 breastwork1779 base1790 breast beam1828 dry area1833 chimney-breast1842 wall-head1898 1828 London Mag. Dec. 672 Two pines..were let into holes in the floor; another was laid across for a breast beam. 1853 Sheffield Independent 17 Sept. 4/3 (advt.) Oak and other Floor and Breast Beams, with a large quantity of Bearing Timber. 1954 R. Wailes Eng. Windmill v. 58 The main transverse timber in front, the breast beam or ‘rode balk’ as it is called in Lincolnshire, carrying the main weight of the windshaft and sails. 2014 Western Mail (Nexis) 21 June 3 The reception hall offers access to the drawing room with Inglenook fireplace and fireplace bressumer—a horizontal breast beam—with sunk chamfer. 4. Railways. A transverse beam forming part of the front of a locomotive. Now rare. ΚΠ 1861 Railway Times (Boston) 11 May 185/3 A double rod runs from each eccentric, over and under the leading axle, and under the smoke-box, between the cylinders, to the space between the smoke-box, and the breast beam. 1954 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 7 Dec. 24/7 Morin saw the approaching train, and jumped clear of the tracks, but Cammarano was struck by the breast beam at the right front of the engine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1688
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