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Keywords: Yoke, Door, Horizontal, Frame, Window

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The top of the frame of a door or window. Also called the yoke.

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The top, horizontal member of a window or door frame.

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The top horizontal member in a door or window frame.

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All of the horizontal members that make up the top of the window or door frame.

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The top member of a door or window frame; on doors, the frame consists of a head jamb, two side jambs and a threshold; window frames are the same, except the bottom member is called a sill or stool.

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The horizontal frame member at the top of a window or door assembly.

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Also called a yoke, it's the upper horizontal finish member in a window frame.

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