doorsill
doorsill noun: the horizontal piece of material at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep.
Noun
doorsill (plural doorsills)
- 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
doorsill meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Urdu
doorsill in Hindi
- material at the threshold of a doorway
- चौखट caukhaṭ
doorsill in Tamil
- கதவுநிலை
doorsill in Urdu
- دہلیز
Forms of doorsill
| plural | doorsills |
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Origin of doorsill
From door + sill.
Questions about doorsill
- What does doorsill mean?
- Doorsill means the horizontal piece of material at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep.
- What is doorsill in Hindi?
- Doorsill in Hindi is चौखट (caukhaṭ). See Doorsill meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is doorsill?
- Doorsill is a noun.
- What is the plural of doorsill?
- The plural of doorsill is doorsills.
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