桟竹えつりだけ

noun

sheathing (under thatched roofing)

Refers to bamboo or wooden laths used as a base layer beneath thatch. A technical term in traditional Japanese architecture.

See also: 桟 (えつり)

• 茅かや葺ぶき屋や根ねの下した地じには桟えつり竹だけが使つかわれる。

  Sheathing is used as a base under thatched roofing.

noun

decorative rafters (alternating wood and bamboo)

Decorative rafters arranged in an alternating pattern of wood and bamboo, often seen in traditional Japanese ceilings or eaves.

• この古こ民みん家かの天てん井じょうには美うつくしい桟えつり竹だけが並ならんでいる。

  Beautiful decorative rafters of alternating wood and bamboo line the ceiling of this old farmhouse.