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Definition of Doorsill
1. Noun. The sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway.
Group relationships: Door, Doorway, Room Access, Threshold
Generic synonyms: Sill
Definition of Doorsill
1. n. The sill or threshold of a door.
Definition of Doorsill
1. Noun. The horizontal piece of wood, stone or metal at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Doorsill
1. the sill of a door [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doorsill
Literary usage of Doorsill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1865)
"... E. doorsill, which are composed of different elements. The latter element in
threshold is probably AS. weald, wold, ..."
2. A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United Statesby Henry Gannett by Henry Gannett (1906)
"Do. . .square cut on step of First National PR R 8 Do.. .square cut on doorsill
of factory, PR R 20 Bank-building. 192 Railroad avenue. Do. ..."
3. The Rampart Gold Placer Region, Alaska by Louis Marcus Prindle, Frank Lee Hess (1906)
"1 Richford, waiting room at station; doorsill ... waiting room of station; doorsill
... Cortland, Lehigh Valley station; waiting-room doorsill ..."
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