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• Timber framing — (German: Fachwerk literally framework ), or half timbering, and in North America Post and Beam construction is the method of creating structures using heavy squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden… …   Wikipedia

• Sill — (s[i^]l), n. [OE. sille, sylle, AS. syl, syll; akin to G. schwelle, OHG. swelli, Icel. syll, svill, Sw. syll, Dan. syld, Goth. gasuljan to lay a foundation, to found.] The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sill course — Sill Sill (s[i^]l), n. [OE. sille, sylle, AS. syl, syll; akin to G. schwelle, OHG. swelli, Icel. syll, svill, Sw. syll, Dan. syld, Goth. gasuljan to lay a foundation, to found.] The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sill — like, adj. /sil/, n. 1. a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc. 2. the horizontal piece or member beneath a window, door, or other opening. See diag. under double hung. 3. Geol. a tabular body of… …   Universalium

• sill — O.E. syll beam, large timber serving as a foundation of a wall, from P.Gmc. *suljo (Cf. O.N. svill framework of a building, M.L.G. sull, O.H.G. swelli, Ger. Schwelle sill ), perhaps from PIE root *swel post, board (Cf. Gk. selma beam ). Meaning …   Etymology dictionary

• sill — [sil] n. [ME sille < OE syll, akin to Dan sville, Ger schwelle < IE base * sel , * swel , beam, plank > Gr selma, beam] 1. a heavy, horizontal timber or line of masonry supporting a house wall, etc. 2. a horizontal piece forming the… …   English World dictionary

• timber — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wood, lumber, log, beam; forest, woodland, stand of timber, timberland. See materials. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Standing trees] Syn. wood, lumber, timberland, wood lot, grove, standing timber, virgin… …   English dictionary for students

• sill — noun Etymology: Middle English sille, from Old English syll; akin to Old High German swelli beam, threshold Date: before 12th century 1. a horizontal piece (as a timber) that forms the lowest member or one of the lowest members of a framework or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sill — [[t]sɪl[/t]] n. 1) bui a horizontal piece or member beneath a window, door, or other opening 2) bui a horizontal timber, block, or the like, serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc 3) gel a tabular body of intrusive igneous rock, ordinarily …   From formal English to slang

• sill — /sɪl / (say sil) noun 1. a horizontal timber, block, or the like, serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc. 2. the horizontal piece or member beneath a window, door, or other opening. 3. Geology a tabular body of intrusive igneous rock,… …  

• sill — n. (also cill) 1 a shelf or slab of stone, wood, or metal at the foot of a window or doorway. 2 a horizontal timber at the bottom of a dock or lock entrance, against which the gates close. 3 Geol. a tabular sheet of igneous rock intruded between… …   Useful english dictionary