Definition
A large horizontal timber or beam that spans an opening and supports the weight of a wall or structure above it; also spelled 'bressummer.'
Etymology
From Middle English, possibly from Old French 'bresandus' or a similar term. The exact origin is uncertain, but it may relate to braced structures or supporting beams in construction.
Kelly Says
In old buildings, the bressomer (or bressummer) is a critical architectural element—it's the sturdy beam you'll see sitting above shop windows in medieval town centers, supporting the weight of heavy stone and timber above.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Bressomer
Bressomer
ARالعربية
بريسومر
bri-so-mer
BNবাংলা
Bressomer
Bressomer
CACatalà
Bressomer
Bressomer
CSČeština
bressomer
bres-so-mer
DADansk
bressomer
bres-so-mer
DEDeutsch
Bressomer
bre-so-mer
ELΕλληνικά
Bressomer
Bressomer
ESEspañol
bressomer
bres-so-mer
FAفارسی
Bressomer
Bressomer
FISuomi
bressomer
bres-so-mer
FRFrançais
bressomer
bres-so-mer
HAHA
bressomer
bres-so-mer
HEעברית
Bressomer
Bressomer
HIहिन्दी
ब्रेसॉमर
bres-so-mar
HUMagyar
bressomer
bres-so-mer
IDBahasa Indonesia
bressomer
bres-so-mer
IGIG
bressomer
bres-so-mer
ITItaliano
bressomer
bre-sso-mer
JA日本語
ブレッソマー
bure-sso-maa
KO한국어
브레스로머
beure-sseu-ro-meo
MSBahasa Melayu
bressomer
bres-so-mer
MYမြန်မာ
Bressomer
Bressomer
NLNederlands
bressomer
bres-so-mer
NONorsk
bressomer
bres-so-mer
PLPolski
bressomer
bres-so-mer
PTPortuguês
bressomer
bres-so-mer
RORomână
bressomer
bres-so-mer
RUРусский
Bressomer
Bressomer
SVSvenska
bressomer
bres-so-mer
SWKiswahili
bressomer
bres-so-mer
TAதமிழ்
Bressomer
Bressomer
TEతెలుగు
Bressomer
Bressomer
THไทย
บรีสซอเมอร์
bri-sso-mer
TLTL
bressomer
bres-so-mer
TRTürkçe
bressomer
bres-so-mer
UKУкраїнська
Bressomer
Bressomer
URاردو
Bressomer
Bressomer
VITiếng Việt
bressomer
bres-so-mer
YOYO
bressomer
bres-so-mer
ZUZU
bressomer
bres-so-mer