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Webster 1913 Edition

Staircase

Stair′caseˊ

(stâr′kāsˊ)
,
Noun.
A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing, balusters, etc.
To make a complete
staircase
is a curious piece of architecture.
Sir H. Wotton.
Staircase shell
.
(Zool.)
(a)
Any scalaria, or wentletrap.
(b)
Any species of
Solarium
, or perspective shell.

Webster 1828 Edition

Staircase

STAIRCASE

,
Noun.
[stair and case.] The part of a building which contains the stairs. Staircases are straight or winding. The straight are called fliers, or direct fliers. Winding stairs, called spiral or cockle, are square, circular or elliptical.
To make a complete staircase, is a curious piece of architecture.

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