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purlin

US[ˈpɜːɹlɪn]

purlin noun: a longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.

Noun

purlin (plural purlins)

  1. A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
    • The loft was broad and high, with splendid rough-cut oak purlins and three large Veluxes.2018, R. S. Holt, Modern Magic: Stories of the Overbury Shops

purlin meaning in Tamil, Malay and Thai

purlin in Tamil

இடைவளை, எலியோடி, நெடுமரம், கைம் மரம், தூலகச்சட்டம்

purlin in Malay

longitudinal structural member of a roof
kasau lintang, gulung-gulung

purlin in Thai

longitudinal structural member of a roof
แป bpɛɛ

Forms of purlin

pluralpurlins
alternative formpurline

Origin of purlin

Uncertain. Information on the etymology is scant at best. According to Websters it comes from 15th-century English. According to the Oxford Concise Dictionary, it is "Middle English, perhaps of French origin". Other sources reference Middle English or 15th-century English.

Words formed from purlin

  • back through purlin
  • butt purlin
  • clasped purlin
  • clasped through purlin
  • common purlin
  • principal purlin
  • purlin plate
  • staggared butt purlin
  • subpurlin
  • tenoned butt purlin
  • threaded butt purlin
  • through purlin
  • trenched through purlin

Questions about purlin

What does purlin mean?
Purlin means a longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
What is purlin in Tamil?
Purlin in Tamil is இடைவளை, எலியோடி, நெடுமரம். See Purlin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is purlin?
Purlin is a noun.
How do you pronounce purlin?
Purlin is pronounced [ˈpɜːɹlɪn] (US).
What is the plural of purlin?
The plural of purlin is purlins.

Words near purlin in the dictionary

  1. purlieu
  2. purlieuman
  3. purlieumen
  4. purlieus
  5. purlieux
  6. purlin
  7. purline
  8. purlines
  9. purling
  10. purlings
  11. purlins

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: purlin (page history and authors); purlin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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