Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The middle transverse rail of a door, at about the level of the hand, on or in which the lock is generally set.
- noun In some door-frames, a crosspiece dividing the doorway from an open space above it in which a glazed sash is usually placed; a transom.
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Examples
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"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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