ˈcross-ˈgarnet
[cross- 3 b.]
‘A species of hinge formed thus ⊦, with the vertical part fastened to the style or jamb of the doorcase, and the horizontal part to the door or shutter’ (Gwilt).
| 1659 Willsford Scales Comm., Archit. 25 Crosse garnet hinges are usually not so strong. 1663 Gerbier Counsel 95 Hung with cross-garnets. 1703 Moxon Mech. Exerc. 18 When the Joint..on the Tail, is pind in the Joint..in the Cross, the whole Hinge is called a Cross-Garnet. 1881 Every Man his own Mechanic §836 A pair of T hinges, sometimes called cross-garnets, must be screwed to the jamb. |