doorstead

doorstead
\\ˈdōrˌsted, ˈdu̇r-, -ˌstēd, -_stə̇d\ noun
Etymology: door + stead place
now dialect England : doorway

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/dawr"sted', dohr"-/, n. Chiefly Brit.
the structure of a doorway.
[1600-10; DOOR + STEAD]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Doorstead — Door stead, n. Entrance or place of a door. [Obs. or Local] Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • doorstead — /dawr sted , dohr /, n. Chiefly Brit. the structure of a doorway. [1600 10; DOOR + STEAD] * * * …   Universalium

  • doorstead — door·stead …   English syllables

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