frame house

American

noun

a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house.

frame house British

noun

a house that has a timber framework and cladding

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Etymology

Origin of frame house

First recorded in 1545–55

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frame house

Bochetto and his business partner at the time renovated the frame house to how it looked when Ali — known then as Cassius Clay — lived there with his parents and younger brother.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

The frame house would be torn down later and a brick house built in its place.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2020

The cabin was discovered within the walls of a wooden frame house during demolition.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2020

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

Straight up Broad Street she walked, up the path to a square frame house, and knocked boldly on the door of Mr. Eleazer Kimberley.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

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