frame house

Frame house — Frame Frame, n. 1. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

frame-house — frameˈ house noun A house consisting of a skeleton of timber, with boards or shingles laid on • • • Main Entry: ↑frame …   Useful english dictionary

frame house — a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house. [1545 55] * * * frame house, a house made of a wooden framework covered with boards. * * * n. a house constructed from a wooden skeleton, typically covered… …   Useful english dictionary

frame house — a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house. [1545 55] * * * …   Universalium

frame house — noun A house constructed on a light wooden framework …   Wiktionary

frame house — noun chiefly N. Amer. a house constructed from a wooden skeleton covered with timber boards …   English new terms dictionary

frame house — /ˈfreɪm haʊs/ (say fraym hows) noun a sawn timber house sheathed outside with weatherboards or shingles …   Australian English dictionary

A-Frame house — and a ceiling that is open to the top rafters. Although the triangle shape of the A frame has been present throughout history, it saw a surge in its popularity around the world in the post World War II era, roughly from the mid 1950s through the… …   Wikipedia

A-frame house — ˈA frame f12 [A frame A frames] (also ˌA frame ˈhouse) noun (especially NAmE) a house with very steep sides that meet …   Useful english dictionary

frame — [frām] vt. framed, framing [ME framen < frame, a structure, frame, prob. < ON frami, profit, benefit, akin to frama, to further < fram, forward (akin to OE fram, FROM); some senses < OE framian, to be helpful: see FURNISH] 1. to shape …   English World dictionary

Frame — Frame, n. 1. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a structure.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English