A beam, plank, or piece of timber; spec. = wall-plate, n. 1. Cf. raising-piece, n.1, raising plate, n.

= raising plate, n.

A horizontal load-bearing beam in a building or other structure; (in later use) spec. the main beam supporting the girders or joists of a floor…

= raising-piece, n.1

a beam or rib which forms a ‘reason’ (reason, n.2) or raising piece.

Building. A timber placed horizontally on or in a wall, to form a support for joists or rafters.

= wall-plate, n. 1.

= sense 3.

= sense 3.

A raising plate; = reason, n.2

= sense 3.

= wall-plate, n.

A small girder. Now only U.S.

Building (originally and chiefly Scottish). A band or beam used to support a joist that is not otherwise supported from below. Compare trimmer, n. 4.

A main beam in a framed floor, supporting the system of joisting that carries the flooring.

A projection at the base of a wall, etc.; = footing, n.

A load-bearing beam in a building; = summer, n.2 3. Obsolete.

A timber placed horizontally on or in a wall, to form a support for joists or rafters; a wall plate.

Architecture. A short beam framed across an opening (as a stair-well or hearth) to carry the ends of those joists which cannot be extended across…

(a) Building a principal beam which transmits a load directly to a column or wall (in quot. 1657 with reference to a ship); (b) British the…

A short timber laid upon a wall, pier, or other bearer, longitudinally under a beam or girder, to shorten its unsupported span and give a better…

spec. Designating an architectural feature, fixture, etc., built to a lower height than is usual. Also: designating an item of furniture made in a…

An arched course of bricks built into a wooden floor below a fireplace to provide fire-resistant support for the hearth; cf. trimmer, n. 4.

a stone on which a supporting beam rests, forming part of a wall, etc.

see quot.

a block of wood cut to the size and shape of a brick, inserted in the interior walls of a building as a hold for joinery (Gwilt).