Straight"-joint` (?), a. Arch.

Having straight joints.

Specifically: (a)

Applied to a floor the boards of which are so laid that the joints form a continued line transverse to the length of the boards themselves.

Brandle & C. (b)

In the United States, applied to planking or flooring put together without the tongue and groove, the pieces being laid edge to edge.

 

© Webster 1913.