Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
brest-summer .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) A summer or girder extending across a building flush with, and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a long lintel; a girder; -- used principally above shop windows.
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- noun architecture Alternative spelling of
bressummer .
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Examples
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Upstairs in the big bedchamber is a ceiling of beams worked in bold roll mouldings; and there is an exquisite little parlour, lined with linen fold panels, with a breastsummer carved with strange animals.
Medieval People Eileen Edna Power 1914
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Note the long carved breastsummer that supports the overhanging upper story.
Medieval People Eileen Edna Power 1914
sionnach commented on the word breastsummer
a great beam supporting the weight of a wall.
May 4, 2008
madmouth commented on the word breastsummer
also bressumer
June 4, 2009