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v. t.
To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors.
n.
The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2.
imp. & p. p.
of Floor
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Floor
n.
Floor space.
v. i.
To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges.
n.
A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a roof or floor.
v. t.
To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent.
n.
A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust. of Header.
n.
Material for the construction of a floor or floors.
n.
Anything that floors or upsets a person, as a blow that knocks him down; a conclusive answer or retort; a task that exceeds one's abilities.
v. t.
To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination.
n.
Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor.
n.
One who strewed rushes on the floor at dances.
n. pl.
The upper extermities of the floor of a vessel.
n.
The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.
v. t.
To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards.
n.
A platform; the bottom of a room; a floor; pavement. See Floor, n.
a.
Having no floor.
n.
The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors.
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