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Meaning of doorpost | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel; doorjamb.

Equivalents

Deutsch Türpfosten
Suomi ovenpieli pihtipieli
עברית לחי
Bahasa Indonesia kosen
Latina postis

Examples

“In every house a he-lamb was to be slain, and its blood to be sprinkled on the doorposts of the house.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Doors doors of perception doorset doorside doorsill doorslab

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