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| Floor |
| [AS. fl(?)r; akin
to D. vloer, G. flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel.
fl(?)r floor of a cow stall, cf. Ir. *** Gael. lar floor,
ground, earth, W. llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. |
The bottom or lower
part of any room] the part upon which we stand and upon which the
movables in the room are supported.
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.
The surface, or the platform, of a
structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a
bridge.
A story of a building. See
Story.
The part of the house assigned to the
members.
That part of the bottom of
a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly
horizontal.
The
rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.
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To cover with a floor] to
furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine
boards.
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 opponent.
To finish or make an end of; as, to
floor a college examination.
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