doorframe

[dawr-freym, dohr-]

noun

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

doorframe

/ ˈdɔːˌfreɪm /

noun

1. Also called: doorcase. a frame that supports a door

Word History and Origins

Origin of doorframe¹

First recorded in 1850–55; door + frame

Example Sentences

I watch them walk under a rounded doorframe and descend a stairway leading into a huge auditorium the size of a football field.

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One officer was crushed in a doorframe and another suffered a heart attack after a rioter pressed a stun gun against his neck and repeatedly shocked him.

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In January 2021, Mr Bathers bumped into a doorframe and had trouble remembering names, a CT scan showed a mass on his brain.

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He’s mostly known today for marrying a woman who was already married and for dying from hitting his head on a doorframe.

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Trumpets and trombones shot out from the doorframe, blasting out bursts of triumphant music.

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