Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In carpentry, the rail next the top rail of a door of six panels.

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Examples

  • "lock-rail" (where the door-knob and lock are inserted), and sometimes the "frieze-rail" between the lock rail and the top rail.

    Handwork in Wood William Noyes

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