Flooring: alternatives and connections

Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.

The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.

A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor.

A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony i…

A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.

A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- al…

The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. ( See Base, n.,…

A coarse woolen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover carpets, etc.; -- so called from the town of Bocking, in England, where it was…

trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange)

trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange)

The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page.

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The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight.

A strong flat bar of iron, so bent as to support, as in a stirrup, one end of a floor timber, etc., where no sufficient bearing can be…

A small circular or oval wooden block without sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it, used for connecting rigging.

A kind of oven, or reverberatory furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit.

The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, as in the construction of buildings.

A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made in breadths to be s…