(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:28:38

String"piece` (?), n. Arch. (a)

A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; esp.:

(b)

One of the longitudinal pieces, supporting the treads and rises of a flight or run of stairs.

 

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