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purlins

purlins is the plural of purlin.

Meaning of purlin

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

Questions about purlins

What is purlins the plural of?
Purlins is the plural of purlin.

Words near purlins in the dictionary

  1. purlin
  2. purline
  3. purlines
  4. purling
  5. purlings
  6. purlins
  7. purloin
  8. purloined
  9. purloiner
  10. purloiners
  11. purloining

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