Etymology : Middle English thresshold, from Old English threscwald; akin to Old Norse threskjoldr threshold, Old English threscan to thresh
Pronunciation : thresh-"hOld, thre-"shOld
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. doorstep, doorway, entrance; brink, verge, beginning. threshold\thresh"old\ , n. [oe. threswold, ?reshwold, as. ?rescwald, ?erscwald, ?erscold, ?rescold, fr. ?rescan, ?erscan, to thresh; akin to icel. ?reskj?de, ?r?skuldr, sw. tr?skel, dan. t?rskel. see:
thrash.].
2. the plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entrance; gate; door.
3. fig.: the place or point of entering or beginning, entrance; outset; as, the threshold of life.threshold n.
4. the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood".
5. the smallest detectable sensation [syn: limen].
6. the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" [syn: doorway, door, room access].
7. the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway [syn: doorsill, doorstep].
8. a region marking a boundary [syn: brink, verge]threshold.
9. heb. miphtan, probably a projecting beam at a higher point than the threshold proper (1 sam. 5:4,5; ezek. 9:3; 10:4,18; 46:2; 47:1); also rendered "door" and "door-post.".
10. 'asuppim, pl. (neh. 12:25), rendered correctly "storehouses" in the revised version. in 1 chr. 26:15, 17 the authorized version retains the word as a proper name, while in the revised version it is translated "storehouses.".
11. The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entrance; gate; door.
12. Fig.: The place or point of entering or beginning, entrance; outset; as, the threshold of life. the smallest detectable sensation the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood".
13. 1. The threshold of a building or room is the floor in the doorway, or the doorway itself. He stopped at the threshold of the bedroom.
14. A threshold is an amount, level, or limit on a scale. When the threshold is reached, something else happens or changes. She has a low threshold of boredom and needs the constant stimulation of physical activity Fewer than forty per cent voted -- the threshold for results to be valid.
15. If you are on the threshold of something exciting or new, you are about to experience it. We are on the threshold of a new era in astronomy.
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