doorsill en · NOUN
Etymology
From door + sill.
Meanings
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The horizontal piece of material at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep.
Proud Margaret stept in o'er the door-sill.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 176:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doorsills | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
mi pehipehi (material at the threshold of a doorway) · fi kynnys (material at the threshold of a doorway) · fr barre de seuil (material at the threshold of a doorway) · mi paewai (material at the threshold of a doorway) · cmn 門檻 /门槛 (material at the threshold of a doorway) · he סַף (material at the threshold of a doorway) · ota اشیك (material at the threshold of a doorway) · sv dörrtröskel (material at the threshold of a doorway) · mi paepae poto (material at the threshold of a doorway) · sv tröskel (material at the threshold of a doorway) · de Türschwelle (material at the threshold of a doorway) · hi चौखट (material at the threshold of a doorway)