frame house
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of frame house
First recorded in 1545–55
Example Sentences
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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
As the storm crashed ashore, they abandoned their mobile home for a two-story frame house.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2018
Worried that their rented frame house would not make it through the storm, Ms. Steele her husband and sons, ages 2 and 4, rode it out at St. John Inn in the Cruz Bay section.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2017
It ended with our packing and moving that night into another frame house on the same street, a few doors away.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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