Purlin Definition

pʉrlin
noun
A horizontal timber supporting the rafters of a roof.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Purlin

Noun

Singular:
purlin
Plural:
purlins

Origin of Purlin

  • Information on the origin of the term is scant at best. According to Websters it comes from the 15th century English. According to the Oxford Concise Dictionary, it is "Middle English, perhaps of French origin". All other sources referenced Middle English or 15th Century English.

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  • Middle English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Purlin Sentence Examples

  • The roof has rafters and a ridge purlin with plaster between.

  • Low Priority Paint steel roof purlins, replace rotten timbers within the purlin angle sections.

  • The two transverse frames are apparently pairs of base crucks with tie beams supporting a crown post and collar purlin roof.

  • The old porch was removed and a new one designed using an oak purlin from the wagon roof in the nave.

  • The roof is constructed on the couple and purlin system with rafters of rough round timber.

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Words Starting With

PPUPUR

Words Ending With

NINLIN

Unscrambles

purlin

Words Starting With P and Ending With N

Starts With P & Ends With NStarts With PU & Ends With NStarts With P & Ends With IN

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With N