n.
[L. contignatio, fr. contignare to join with beams; con- + tignum beam.]
1. The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as beams in a fabric. Burke.
2. A framework or fabric, as of beams. Sir H. Wotton.
contignation
| Dictionary: Con·tig·na·tion |
n.
| Architecture: contignation |
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