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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: FLA-FRA |
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FLOOR (from O. Eng. flor, a word common to many Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch vloer, and Ger. Flur, a field, in the feminine, and a floor, masculine) , generally the lower
horizontal
house
floor ," " first-floor ," " mezzanine-floor," &c. The principal
storey which contains the chief
Italy
storey below the ground-floor is called the " basement-floor," even if only a little below the level of the pavement outside; the storey in a roof is known as the " attic-floor." The expressions one pair, two pair, &c., apply to the storeys above the first flight of stairs from the ground (see also CARPENTRY
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