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  Floor \Floor\ (fl[=o]r), n. [AS. fl[=o]r; akin to D. vloer, G.
     flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. fl[=o]r floor of a
     cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W.
     llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf. Plain smooth.]
     1. The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which
        we stand and upon which the movables in the room are
        supported.
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     2. The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper
        covering, which divides a building horizontally into
        stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of
        floor in sense 2.
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     3. The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we
        walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.
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     4. A story of a building. See Story.
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     5. (Legislative Assemblies)
        (a) The part of the house assigned to the members.
        (b) The right to speak; as, the gentleman from Iowa has
            the floor. [U.S.]
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     Note: Instead of he has the floor, the English say, he is in
           possession of the house.
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     6. (Naut.) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side
        of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
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     7. (Mining)
        (a) The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal
            deposit.
        (b) A horizontal, flat ore body. --Raymond.
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     Floor cloth, a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or
        saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors;
        oilcloth.
  
     Floor cramp, an implement for tightening the seams of floor
        boards before nailing them in position.
  
     Floor light, a frame with glass panes in a floor.
  
     Floor plan.
        (a) (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal section, showing a ship
            as divided at the water line.
        (b) (Arch.) A horizontal section, showing the thickness of
            the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages,
            apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of
            a house.
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  Floor \Floor\, n. [AS. fl?r; akin to D. vloer, G. flur field,
     floor, entrance hall, Icel. fl?r floor of a cow stall, cf.
     Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W. llawr, perh. akin to
     L. planus level. Cf. Plain smooth.]
     1. The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which
        we stand and upon which the movables in the room are
        supported.
  
     2. The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper
        covering, which divides a building horizontally into
        stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of
        floor in sense 2.
  
     3. The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we
        walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.
  
     4. A story of a building. See Story.
  
     5. (Legislative Assemblies)
        (a) The part of the house assigned to the members.
        (b) The right to speak. [U.S.]
  
     Note: Instead of he has the floor, the English say, he is in
           possession of the house.
  
     6. (Naut.) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side
        of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
  
     7. (Mining)
        (a) The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal
            deposit.
        (b) A horizontal, flat ore body. --Raymond.
  
     Floor cloth, a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or
        saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors;
        oilcloth.
  
     Floor cramp, an implement for tightening the seams of floor
        boards before nailing them in position.
  
     Floor light, a frame with glass panes in a floor.
  
     Floor plan.
        (a) (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal section, showing a ship
            as divided at the water line.
        (b) (Arch.) A horizontal section, showing the thickness of
            the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages,
            apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of
            a house.