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Definition of Doorcase
1. Noun. The frame that supports a door.
Exact synonyms: Doorframe
Terms within: Doorjamb, Doorpost
Group relationships: Door, Doorway, Room Access, Threshold
Generic synonyms: Framework
Terms within: Doorjamb, Doorpost
Group relationships: Door, Doorway, Room Access, Threshold
Generic synonyms: Framework
Definition of Doorcase
1. n. The surrounding frame into which a door shuts.
Definition of Doorcase
1. Noun. The surrounding frame into which a door shuts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doorcase
Literary usage of Doorcase
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of Architecture: Historical, Descriptive, Typographical by Robert Stuart (1854)
"Prepare and fix a proper door-case, 4 inches by 2 '. inches to the same.
Prepare and fix a proper doorcase, 4 inches by i''- inches for the same. ..."
2. London in 1731 by Manoel Gonzales, Daniel Defoe (1888)
"The doorcase is white marble, and over the entrance is cut in relievo the history
of St. Paul's preaching to the Bereans (as in Acts xvii. 2). ..."
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