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Webster 1913 Edition
Floor
Floor
(flōr)
, Noun.
[AS.
flōr
; akin to D. vloer
, G. flur
field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. flōr
floor of a cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar
floor, ground, earth, W. llawr
, perh. akin to L. planus
level. Cf. Plain
smooth.] 1.
The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.
2.
The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2.
3.
The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel;
as, the
. floor
of a bridge4.
A story of a building. See
Story
. 5.
(Legislative Assemblies)
(a)
The part of the house assigned to the members.
(b)
The right to speak;
as, the gentleman from Iowa has the
. floor
[U.S.]
☞ Instead of he has the floor, the English say, he is in possession of the house.
6.
(Naut.)
That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
7.
(Mining)
(a)
The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.
(b)
A horizontal, flat ore body.
Raymond.
Floor cloth
, a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors; oilcloth.
– Floor cramp
, an implement for tightening the seams of floor boards before nailing them in position.
– Floor light
, a frame with glass panes in a floor.
– Floor plan
. (a)
(Shipbuilding)
A longitudinal section, showing a ship as divided at the water line.
(b)
(Arch.)
A horizontal section, showing the thickness of the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages, apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of a house.
Floor
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Floored
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flooring
.] 1.
To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor;
as, to
. floor
a house with pine boards2.
To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort;
as, to
. floor
an opponentFloored
or crushed by him. Coleridge.
3.
To finish or make an end of;
as, to
. floor
a college examination[Colloq.]
I’ve
floored
my little-go work. T. Hughes.
Webster 1828 Edition
Floor
FLOOR
,Noun.
1.
That part of a building or room on which we walk; the bottom or lower part, consisting, in modern houses, of boards, plands or pavement; as the floor of a house, room, bar, stable or outhouse.2.
A platform of boards or plans laid on timbers, as in a bridge; any similar platform.3.
A story in a building; as the first or second floor.4.
A floor or earthen floor is still used in some kinds of business, made of loam, or of lime, sand and iron dust, as in malting.5.
The bottom of a ship, or that part which is nearly horizontal.FLOOR
,Verb.
T.