Upright pieces of wood fixed from the floor to the roof in an attic, to form the sides of a room, and to which the laths and plaster are attached.
Upright pieces of wood fixed from the floor to the roof in an attic, to form the sides of a room, and to which the laths and plaster are attached.
Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)
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The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
(Scottish) The lower part of rafters, that were set on the ground in old houses.
(architecture) A storey or a parapet above the cornice of a classical façade, often decorated.
The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
An attic or similar space (often used for storage) in the roof of a house or other building.