floor cramp

Floor \Floor\ (fl[=o]r), n. [AS. fl[=o]r; akin to D. vloer, G.
   flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. fl[=o]r floor of a
   cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W.
   llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf. {Plain} smooth.]
   1. The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which
      we stand and upon which the movables in the room are
      supported.
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   2. The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper
      covering, which divides a building horizontally into
      stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of
      floor in sense 2.
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   3. The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we
      walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.
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   4. A story of a building. See {Story}.
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   5. (Legislative Assemblies)
      (a) The part of the house assigned to the members.
      (b) The right to speak; as, the gentleman from Iowa has
          the floor. [U.S.]
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   Note: Instead of he has the floor, the English say, he is in
         possession of the house.
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   6. (Naut.) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side
      of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
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   7. (Mining)
      (a) The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal
          deposit.
      (b) A horizontal, flat ore body. --Raymond.
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   {Floor cloth}, a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or
      saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors;
      oilcloth.

   {Floor cramp}, an implement for tightening the seams of floor
      boards before nailing them in position.

   {Floor light}, a frame with glass panes in a floor.

   {Floor plan}.
      (a) (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal section, showing a ship
          as divided at the water line.
      (b) (Arch.) A horizontal section, showing the thickness of
          the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages,
          apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of
          a house.
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