Sill, Cill, Or Sole
Sill, Cill, Or Sole
(Fr. seuil, from Lat. solum).
1. The horizontal piece of timber or stone forming the bottom of a window, doorway, or other similar opening.
2. Also the horizontal piece of timber, or plate, at the bottom of a wooden partition.
3. Also the horizontal piece of timber near the base of houses which are built partly of timber and partly of brick. Parker, Gloss. of Architect. s.v.