doorframe

[ dawr-freym, dohr- ]

noun

1. the frame of a doorway, including two jambs and a lintel, or head.

doorframe

/ ˈdɔːˌfreɪm /

noun

1. a frame that supports a door Also calleddoorcase

Word History and Origins

Origin of doorframe¹

First recorded in 1850–55; door + frame

Example Sentences

I coughed somewhat emphatically, after which I discreetly knocked upon the doorframe.

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He fired again, and a burnoosed figure grabbed the doorframe for support.

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He went away without further word, and in a little while she heard somebody drawing the nails from the doorframe.

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You be as easy as ye can be with him, Joe 268 Stagg, groaned the carpenter, hanging to the doorframe.

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Tom and Astro whirled to see their missing unit mate lounging against the doorframe, grinning broadly.

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