doorcase
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun The frame or casing which incloses a door, and in which it swings.
Examples
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There he tilted his hatbrim to give shade to his eyes and leaned against the doorcase, looking idly out.
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A blink of aquamarine through the windows on one side of the pedimented doorcase suggested a swimming-pool.
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The lieutenant was striding onwards in full career towards the parlour, which lay at the opposite side of the intervening kitchen, when he somewhat roughly encountered the fair form of Mrs. Teague, which was extended halfway through the doorcase with a view to prevent his egress.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 579, December 8, 1832
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He stood up, crowbar in hand, and inserted the chisel blade of the implement between the edge of the door and the doorcase.
Note
The word 'doorcase' is a compound of 'door' and 'case'.
