brandsolder
brandsolder noun: a layer of brick or clay added to a ceiling in a traditional South African house in order to protect against falling thatch in the case of a roof fire.
Noun
brandsolder (plural brandsolders)
- A layer of brick or clay added to a ceiling in a traditional South African house in order to protect against falling thatch in the case of a roof fire.
- The actual construction of the house was, of course, very much in the Cape Dutch tradition — random stone foundations, mud brick walls, a mud brandsolder and thatch roof.1987, Graham Viney, Historic Houses of South Africa, New York, N.Y.; London; Paris: Abbeville Press, published 1997, →ISBN, page 104, column 1
- A small attic or loft located immediately above such a ceiling layer.
- Search your attic or brandsolder, for a complete copy of Ritter's Almanac (with its cherubs which may have been cut by Thibault), would be worth as much as any Cape triangular.1950, In the Land of the Afternoon, H. B. Timmins, page 80
Forms of brandsolder
| plural | brandsolders |
|---|---|
| alternative form | brandzolder |
Origin of brandsolder
Borrowed from Dutch brandzolder, from brand (“fire”) + zolder (“loft, attic”).
Questions about brandsolder
- What does brandsolder mean?
- Brandsolder means a layer of brick or clay added to a ceiling in a traditional South African house in order to protect against falling thatch in the case of a roof fire.
- What part of speech is brandsolder?
- Brandsolder is a noun.
- What is the plural of brandsolder?
- The plural of brandsolder is brandsolders.
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