<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">sill plates</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>plates</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bottom plates</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ground beams</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ground plates</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>groundsills</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mudsills</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>plates, sill</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sill plate</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sills</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>sole plates</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>solepieces</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>soleplates</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>soles</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Horizontal timbers at the bottom of the frame of a wood structure, that rest on the foundation or subfloor. ]]></note></mads>