English Explanatory Dictionary

purlin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.

Pronunciation

[ˈpɜːɹlɪn] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-purlin.wav

Word forms

purlin purlins purline

Etymology

Uncertain. Information on the etymology is scant at best. According to Websters it comes from 15th-century English. According to the Oxford Concise Dictionary, it is "Middle English, perhaps of French origin". Other sources reference Middle English or 15th-century English.

Derived words

back through purlin butt purlin clasped purlin clasped through purlin common purlin principal purlin purlin plate staggared butt purlin subpurlin tenoned butt purlin threaded butt purlin through purlin trenched through purlin
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