Adjacent Words
Purkinje networkPurkinje's cells
Purkinje's system
Purkinje's tissue
Purl
purl stitch
Purled
purler
Purlin definitions
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PUR'LIN, n. In architecture, a piece of timber extending from end to end of a building or roof, across and under the rafters, to support them in the middle.
Merriam Webster's
noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 15th century a horizontal member in a roof
Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. a horizontal beam along the length of a roof, resting on principals and supporting the common rafters or boards. Etymology: ME: orig. uncert.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Purlin Pur"lin, Purline Pur"line, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Arch.) In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters.
