˜yÐÄvlog

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rising hinge

noun

  1. a gravity hinge causing a door, shutter, etc., to rise slightly when opened.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rising hinge1

First recorded in 1800–10
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Eliza, therefore, moved to the near side of the door, and, through the three-inch aperture afforded by the rising hinge, raked the landing with a vigilant eye.

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The handsome mahogany doors of Cedar Lodge, unhappily painted white by some vandal of a former inhabitant, being heavy were hung on a rising hinge.

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Five minutes later Mrs. Porcher, supported by the outraged and sympathetic Eliza, watched, through the aperture afforded by the rising hinge of the dining-room door, an unknown lady, escorted by Mr. Iglesias, sweep in whispering skirts and costly sables across the hall.

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