Staircase

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Staircase \Stair"case`\ (st[^a]r"k[=a]s`), n.
     A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing,
     balusters, etc.
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           To make a complete staircase is a curious piece of


           architecture.                            --Sir H.
                                                    Wotton.
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     {Staircase shell}. (Zool.)
     (a) Any scalaria, or wentletrap.
     (b) Any species of {Solarium}, or perspective shell.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  staircase
       n : a way of access consisting of a set of steps [syn: {stairway},
            {stairs}, {steps}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  staircase
       
          {jaggies}