- scaffold scaf·fold n
- ['skæf(ə)ld]
Constr impalcatura, ponteggio, (for execution) patibolo
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scaffold scaf·fold n
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scaf|fold — «SKAF uhld», noun, verb. –n. 1. a temporary structure for holding workmen and materials during the construction, repair, or decoration of a building. 2. a raised platform on which criminals are put to death, especially by hanging: »Truth forever… … Useful english dictionary
scaf|fold|ing — «SKAF uhl dihng», noun. 1. a scaffold or a system of scaffolds: »A fire which broke out in scaffolding that had been erected round it during repair work... (London Times). 2. materials for scaffolds … Useful english dictionary
scaf·fold — /ˈskæfəld/ noun, pl folds [count] 1 : a temporary or movable platform or structure on which a person stands or sits while working high above the floor or ground 2 : a platform or structure on which criminals are killed by being hanged or beheaded … Useful english dictionary
scaf·fold·ing — /ˈskæfəldıŋ/ noun [noncount] : the metal poles and wooden boards that are used to build or support a scaffold (sense 1) … Useful english dictionary
Scaffold — Scaf fold, n. [OF. eschafault, eschafaut, escafaut, escadafaut, F. [ e]chafaud; probably originally the same word as E. & F. catafalque, It. catafalco. See {Catafalque}.] 1. A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scaffold — Scaf fold, v. t. To furnish or uphold with a scaffold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scaffold — scaf•fold [[t]ˈskæf əld, oʊld[/t]] n. 1) bui a platform or framework for raising workers and materials during the erection, repair, or maintenance of a building or the like 2) an elevated platform on which a criminal is executed, usu. by hanging… … From formal English to slang
scaffold — scaf·fold (skafґəld) an artificial network of synthetic or biological tissue that supports ingrowth of fibrous tissue to strengthen a graft … Medical dictionary
scaffold — scaf|fold [ˈskæfəld, fəuld US fəld, fould] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: escafaut, from Vulgar Latin catafalicum; CATAFALQUE] 1.) a structure built next to a wall, for workers to stand on while they build, repair, or paint a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
scaffold — scaf|fold [ skæfəld, skæ,fould ] noun count 1. ) a structure consisting of poles and boards on the outside of a building, that people stand on when they are working on the building a ) AMERICAN a structure that can be moved up and down that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scaffold — scaf·fold … English syllables
