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The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entrance; gate; door.
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Fig.: The place or point of entering or beginning, entrance; outset; as, the threshold of life.
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The bottom part of a door entry area, usually constructed of metal or wood that holds the base of the doorframe together.
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The wooden or metal strip directly beneath an exterior door. Some have an added rubber or plastic strip feature for better weatherstripping.
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Threshold is a moulding that is designed to trim off a floor around sliding doors, fireplaces and any transition area.
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A horizontal piece forming the bottom frame of a door opening.
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The bottom metal, concrete, or wood plate of an exterior door frame. They may be adjustable to keep a tight fit with the door slab.
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A strip of metal, stone, wood or other material placed at the base of an exterior door
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THRESHOLD - A molding traditionally used where strip and plank flooring change direction or abut a different flooring material, usually at a doorway or edge of a room. May be engineered to allow flooring to expand beneath it. See Reducer Strip.
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entrance point to something as in a doorway or that causes the beginning of a process He was on the threshold of a great career.
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the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"
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the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway
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A raised member extending horizontally between the jambs of a frame at the floor.
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The ground across a doorway opening width.
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The bottom part of the door frame, i.e. the area you step on when entering or exiting through the doorway.
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The metal plate that a door centers over when the door is closed. It helps seal the entrance against water and air infiltration.
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The plate at the bottom of some--usually exterior--door openings. Sometimes called a saddle.
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A strip of metal, wood, marble or other material placed at the base of a door.
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(26) -- the piece of timber or stone which lies below the bottom of a door, and has to be crossed on entering a building (Oxford Dict.) Sample Image (Lesson 9)
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Wood, metal, or stone member placed directly below a door.
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A flat trim strip normally made of oak or aluminum that offers a durable and finished transition between the floors on both sides of a door or between indoors and out.
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The part of the door unit which is attached to the floor under the door.
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door sill
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A strip fastened to the floor beneath a door, usually required to cover the joint where two types of floor material meet.
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A strip of wood or metal with beveled edges used over the finish floor and the sill of exterior doors.
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The bottom of the door frame; the piece which is stepped over.
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The section of the floor at the doorway
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A strip fastened to the floor beneath a door. May be required .to cover the joint of two types of floor materials where they meet.
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A wood or aluminum strip used on the bottom of doors to cover the gap between the sill and the floor; not often used on interior doors.
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The wood or metal beveled floor piece at door openings that commonly separates non-continuous floor types.
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A piece of aluminum or wood placed beneath a door; a doorsill.  It typically has vinyl or rubber weather stripping installed to not only save energy cost, but also to prevent pests from entering the home.
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Another term for sill. The horizontal part of a door assembly, fixed under the door panel and bearing on the floor.
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Any strip of wood or other material with a beveled edge applied to the transition area between a floor and the sill plate of a door.
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beveled strip, usually wood or stone, fastened to doorsill directly below door.
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