Door-post
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Door-post is a noun meaning Archaic form of doorpost.
Meaning
Archaic form of doorpost.
Example Sentences
[…] if the conſperſion and waſhing the door-poſts with the blood of a Lamb, did ſacramentally preſerve all the firſt-born of Goſhen, […]
The blood of the passover was sprinkled on the lintels and the door-posts, and was God’s token of their safety amidst surrounding dangers.
A lot of young men in long frock-coats glued to the door-posts, so limp, poor things, and all the women drinking tea by themselves and longing for the young men.
In all my shopping chaperonings, I do not remember to have leant against the door-post, or stood with my back to the fire-place, or sat half on half off that anomaly in household furniture, the shop-chair, of a single house in this whole line of street.
Word Forms
- door-posts
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