timber-frame house

См. также в других словарях:

• Frame house — Frame Frame, n. 1. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• frame-house — frameˈ house noun A house consisting of a skeleton of timber, with boards or shingles laid on • • • Main Entry: ↑frame …   Useful english dictionary

• frame house — a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house. [1545 55] * * * frame house, a house made of a wooden framework covered with boards. * * * n. a house constructed from a wooden skeleton, typically covered… …   Useful english dictionary

• timber-frame — adjective denoting a house or other structure having a wooden frame. noun pre prepared sections of wood used for building a house. Derivatives timber framed adjective timber framing noun …   English new terms dictionary

• frame house — a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house. [1545 55] * * * …   Universalium

• frame house — noun chiefly N. Amer. a house constructed from a wooden skeleton covered with timber boards …   English new terms dictionary

• frame house — /ˈfreɪm haʊs/ (say fraym hows) noun a sawn timber house sheathed outside with weatherboards or shingles …  

• 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

• German Timber-Frame Road — The German Timber Frame Road, divided in its seven regional sections The German Timber Frame Road (German: Deutsche Fachwerkstraße) is a German tourist route leading from the river Elbe in the north to Lake Constance in the south. Along the road… …   Wikipedia

• Frame — Frame, n. 1. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a structure.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Frame building — Frame Frame, n. 1. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English