"bressummer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bressummers [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of breastsummer, from breast (“front or forward part”) + summer (“beam”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|breastsummer}} breastsummer, {{af|en|breast|summer|gloss1=front or forward part|gloss2=beam|id1=front|id2=beam}} breast (“front or forward part”) + summer (“beam”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bressummer (plural bressummers)
  1. (architecture) A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction). Categories (topical): Architecture Synonyms: breastsummer, bressemer, bressumer, brestsummer, breastsommer, bressomer Hypernyms: summer (english: horizontal beam)
    Sense id: en-bressummer-en-noun-A8iBIyBQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: architecture

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