floorn.[AS. flr; akin to D. vloer, G. flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. flr floor of a cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W. llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf. Plain smooth.]1. The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which we stand and upon which the movables in the room are supported.()2. The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of floor in sense 2.()3. The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.()4. A story of a building. See Story.()5. (Legislative Assemblies) The part of the house assigned to the members.()()6. (Naut.) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.()7. (Mining) The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.(Raymond.)Floor cloth, a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors; oilcloth. -- Floor cramp, an implement for tightening the seams of floor boards before nailing them in position. -- Floor light, a frame with glass panes in a floor. -- Floor plan. (a) (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal section, showing a ship as divided at the water line. (b) (Arch.) A horizontal section, showing the thickness of the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages, apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of a house.()v. t.1. To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to floor a house with pine boards.()2. To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down; hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to floor an opponent.()Floored or crushed by him. (Coleridge.)3. To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college examination.()I've floored my little-go work. (T. Hughes.)