stringpiece

English

noun

Definitions

(architecture) A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; especially one of the longitudinal pieces supporting a flight or run of stairs.

Etymology

Compound from English string + English piece.

Origin

English

piece

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

T-piece English
afterpiece English
altarpiece English
apiece English
armpiece English
backpiece English
bailpiece English
bandstring English
bedpiece English
bitstring English
bonnetstring English
bootstring English
bowstring English
broadpiece English
bytestring English
capstring English
centerpiece English
centrepiece English
checkstring English
cheekpiece English
chimneypiece English
codpiece English
conepiece English
cornerpiece English
crosspiece English
crownpiece English
depiece English
destring English
docstring English
drawstring English
earpiece English
eyepiece English
eyestring English
facepiece English
fiddlestring English
fieldpiece English
forepiece English
fourpiece English
gutstring English
hairpiece English
hairstring English
hamstring English
handpiece English
harpstring English
hatstring English
headpiece English
heartstring English
heelpiece English
hyperstring English
interstring English
kneepiece English
latchstring English
lifestring English
linestring English
mailpiece English
mainpiece English
mantelpiece English
masterpiece English
metastring English
midpiece English
ministring English
mistresspiece English
mouthpiece English
multipiece English
namepiece English
nanostring English
neckpiece English
nightpiece English
nosepiece English
piece English
pieceless English
piecemeal English
piecen English
piecer English
pieceth English
piecewise English
pieceworker English
polepiece English
protostring English
pullstring English
pursestring English
restring English
ridgepiece English
ringpiece English
seapiece English
shoestring English
showpiece English
sidepiece English
slipstring English
solepiece English
string English
stringable English
stringbacks English
stringbed English
stringboard English
stringcourse English
stringer English
stringification English
stringify English
stringization English
stringize English
stringless English
stringlike English
stringline English
stringology English
stringy English
substring English
superstring English
tailpiece English
testpiece English
thumbpiece English
timepiece English
toepiece English
toppiece English
tosspiece English
unpiece English
unstring English
wordstring English
workpiece English
biisi Finnish
String German
string Dutch, Flemish
string French
pieza Spanish, Castilian
string Portuguese
string Swedish
ストリング Japanese
pece Middle English
string Middle English
string Tok Pisin
pisi Sranan Tongo