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Architectural History of the University of Cambridge

Architectural History of the University of Cambridge (c1370–).
The 847th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 573 quotations (about 0.01% of all OED quotations).

Total number of quotations573Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word54Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning176Find quotations
LemmaDefinitionDate
abuttalChiefly in pl.: an extremity or boundary of land, which abuts upon neighbouring lands; a…1545Go To Quotation
abuttalintr. Of land: to border on or upon an adjacent piece of land; to abut. rare.1545Go To Quotation
combination-roomThe name given in the university of Cambridge (England) to the college parlour where…1650Go To Quotation
desktrans. To fit up or furnish with desks.1508Go To Quotation
devoteegen. A person zealously devoted to a particular party, cause, pursuit, etc.; a votary.1669Go To Quotation
diamond-cutCut into the shape of a diamond or rhomb.1637Go To Quotation
dorman= dormant n. 1.1374Go To Quotation
flash= flashing n.1574Go To Quotation
flower-gentle= floramour n.1561Go To Quotation
fraughtage= freightage n. 1. Obs.1442Go To Quotation
fretishtrans. = fret v.1601Go To Quotation
goose-footSomething arranged or made in the shape of a goose's foot; e.g. a three-branched hinge…1516Go To Quotation
hangedFurnished or decorated with hangings. Obs. or arch.; usually hung adj.1451Go To Quotation
hard-hewerA stonemason.1447Go To Quotation
head-stallA choir-stall for a chief official, having its back against the screen, i.e. facing east.1515Go To Quotation
heighteningRaising, elevation.1598Go To Quotation
hop-poleA tall pole on which hop-plants are trained.1573Go To Quotation
interclassisAn intermediate smaller ‘classis’, or case of book-shelves in a library.1678Go To Quotation
in-workpl. Inner works or defences of a fortified place.1601Go To Quotation
ironwareA general name for all light articles made of iron; hardware.1447Go To Quotation
jowpyA cornice extending between the principals of a Gothic roof, and usually supporting the feet of the secondary principals.1374Go To Quotation
key-keeperA person who has the custody or control of a key or set of keys. Cf. key-bearer n. 1.1473Go To Quotation
largingEnlargement.1510Go To Quotation
latchtrans. To cover with interlaced work. (Cf. lace n. 4.)1598Go To Quotation
lattice-windowA window furnished with a lattice; also, in mod. use, one composed of small diamond-shaped panes set in lead-work.1515Go To Quotation
lierneattrib. in lierne-stud, lierne-vault.1466Go To Quotation
longwaysIn the direction of the length of a thing; longwise, lengthways; longitudinally.1588Go To Quotation
luthernA dormer-window. Also luthern-light, luthern-window.1669Go To Quotation
moul= mould n. (in various senses). In later use chiefly: a button-mould. moul button n. a flat linen-covered button.1565Go To Quotation
nessetProb.: = nest n. 2d.1614Go To Quotation
non-currencyLack of currency; the state or fact of being invalid or out of date. rare.1698Go To Quotation
pensionaryA residence for Cambridge University undergraduates not financially supported by their college. Cf. pensioner n. 5.1583Go To Quotation
planchtrans. To floor using planks; to cover with planks or boards. Now Brit. regional and Canad.1516Go To Quotation
pointBuilding. To fill in the lines of the joints of (brickwork, masonry, etc.) with mortar or…1374Go To Quotation
pointingBuilding. The action of filling exterior joints in brickwork, masonry, etc. (see point v.…1374Go To Quotation
primerFirst in time; early; primitive. Now only in compound primer seisin n. at Special uses.1448Go To Quotation
quadrant= quadrangle n. 2 3.1443Go To Quotation
quarrymanA person (esp. a man) who works in a quarry; one who quarries stone, etc. Cf. quarrier n.1442Go To Quotation
quoiningStone or brickwork forming the quoin of a wall or building; a piece of such stone…1562Go To Quotation
refronttrans. To provide (a building) with a new front. Also: to replace the front of (a shirt).1716Go To Quotation
roughcastTo coat, cover, or fill in with roughcast (roughcast n. 2a).1584Go To Quotation
scappletrans. To reduce the faces of (a block of stone; †in 15th c. also of timber) to a plane surface without working them smooth.1443Go To Quotation
serch? Some kind of worked stone for building purposes.1416Go To Quotation
slatingThe fixing of slates (on a roof or elsewhere); the business of fixing slates.1572Go To Quotation
soulaceA brace or beam of wood used for support between a rafter and collar beam.1374Go To Quotation
spartrans. To furnish, make, or close in, with spars. Also fig.1657Go To Quotation
staircasingtransf. and fig. Structural organization characterized by staged rises in elevation (also in sense of the vb.).1729Go To Quotation
swan-hopperCorruption of swan-upper n. at swan-upping n. Derivatives.1641Go To Quotation
talshideA shide or piece of wood of prescribed length, either round, or split in two or four…1444Go To Quotation
tennis-courtThe enclosed quadrangular area, or building, in which the game of real tennis is…1564Go To Quotation
vaultingThe construction of a vault or vaults; the operation of covering or roofing with a vault.1512Go To Quotation
vent= crenel n. 1. Obs.1429Go To Quotation
whelmer? A stone placed horizontally. (But cf. wheeler n. 10.)1618Go To Quotation
wind-beamA cross-beam tying the rafters of a roof: = collar-beam n. 1.1374Go To Quotation

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