English-Thai Dictionary
joist
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
JOIST
n.A small piece of timber, such as is framed into the girders and summers of a building to support a floor.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
JOIST
Joist, n. Etym: [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. gîte, fr. gesir to lie, F.gésir. See Gist. ] (Arch. )
Defn: A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc. See Illust. of Double-framed floor, under Double, a.
JOIST
Joist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Joisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Joisting.]
Defn: To fit or furnish with joists. Johnson.
New American Oxford Dictionary
joist
joist |joist ʤɔɪst | ▶noun a length of timber or steel supporting part of the structure of a building, typically arranged in parallel series to support a floor or ceiling. DERIVATIVES joist ed adjective ORIGIN late Middle English giste, from Old French, ‘beam supporting a bridge, ’ based on Latin jacere ‘lie down. ’
Oxford Dictionary
joist
joist |dʒɔɪst | ▶noun a length of timber or steel supporting part of the structure of a building, typically arranged in parallel series to support a floor or ceiling. DERIVATIVES joisted adjective ORIGIN late Middle English giste, from Old French, ‘beam supporting a bridge ’, based on Latin jacere ‘lie down ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
joist
joist /dʒɔɪst /名詞 C 〘建 〙根太 （ねだ ）, 梁 （はり ）.
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