doorslab

English

Etymology

door +‎ slab

Noun

doorslab (plural doorslabs)

1. (archaeology) A slab forming part of a doorway.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 58:

     So she picked all the prettiest flowers she could find and strewed them over the door-slab, which they put in its right place again.

   • 1928, El Palacio, volumes 25-26, page 119:

     This temple is so called from the two carved limestone doorslabs bearing Maya writing, part of which was read as the date 1014 A. D.