Definitions for purlin

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purlin pur·lin

Spelling: [pur-lin]

IPA: /ˈpɜr lɪn/

Purlin is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 76 anagrams from letters in purlin (ilnpru).

Definitions for purlin

noun

1. a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.

Origin of purlin

1400-50; late Middle English purlyn, purloyne, akin to Anglo-Latin perliō; of uncertain origin