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Türzarge

door frame

noun TUER-tsarg-eh Rare

Also means

door lining

Usage Note

Türzarge is the three-sided timber or steel lining fixed into a rough opening to receive the door leaf and hinges; it differs from the Türstock (masonry reveal) and from the Türblatt (the moving leaf).

Examples

"Die Türzarge wurde in den noch feuchten Estrich eingestellt und ausgerichtet."

Natural Translation

The door frame was set into the still-wet screed and aligned.

Literal Translation

The door-frame was into the still wet screed set and aligned.

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