bressummer

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• Bressummer — A bressummer, or breastsummer, in timber building, is a beam in the outward part of the building, and the middle floors, (not in the garrets or ground floors) into which the girders are framed. In the inner parts of a building, such beams are… …   Wikipedia

• bressummer — Breastsummer Breast sum mer, n. (Arch.) A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; used principally above shop windows. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bressummer — noun A large, horizontal, supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor. Particularly found in timber frame overhang constructions …   Wiktionary

• bressummer — bres·sum·mer …   English syllables

• bressummer —   n. beam or girder over opening and supporting a wall …   Dictionary of difficult words

• bressummer — ˈbresəmə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: by alteration : breastsummer …   Useful english dictionary

• Jettying — This article is about the building technique. For structures, see jetty. A double jettied timber framed building. The ends of the cantilevered beams supporting the upper floors can easily be seen. Jettying is a building technique used in medieval …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Breastsummer — Breast sum mer, n. (Arch.) A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; used principally above shop windows. [Written also {brestsummer} and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• brestsummer — Breastsummer Breast sum mer, n. (Arch.) A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; used principally above shop windows. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sandwich, Kent — Coordinates: 51°16′29″N 1°20′20″E / 51.27472°N 1.33889°E / 51.27472; 1.33889 For other uses, see Sandwich (di …   Wikipedia