frame house
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of frame house
First recorded in 1545–55
Example Sentences
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The cabin was discovered within the walls of a wooden frame house during demolition.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2020
Yet it has lasted just as long as its brick brethren and is believed to be the oldest frame house in the Chesapeake region.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2019
Upon exiting the train, he discovered a single two-story frame house in a forest of sweet-gum trees.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 24, 2018
Even in Minnesota, in our wood frame house built in 1905, the foundation sits up several feet off the ground, and we don't even live near a river.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2018
My mother held to her idea and one night a week or so later I found myself standing in a room in a frame house.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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