SINCE 1828
bargeboard
noun
barge·board
| \ ˈbärj-ˌbȯrd
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Definition of bargeboard
: an often ornamented board that conceals roof timbers projecting over gables
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Old bargeboard shacks were still largely intact among the oaks and spreading fruit trees, a bucolic, oddly rural idyll hidden beyond the littered sidewalks, buses, and tractor trailers of the avenue. — Anne Gisleson, Curbed, "Bywater faces its future," 23 May 2018 Jeff Gossen, who is a custom home builder, used reclaimed wood from the home and other historic homes, including antique bargeboard, leftover beams and antique windows, throughout the three units. — Kadee Krieger, NOLA.com, "Rundown Marigny home renovated into weekend getaway and apartments," 17 May 2018 Outside there was decorative bargeboard over windows and doors, decorative cornice and corbel trim. — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A major renovation improved 1872 Walker's Point home but kept the Gothic Revival charm," 3 May 2018 And those mounting posts act, in part, like a bargeboard on an open-wheel race car, only these maximize the laminar flow all the way to the tail. — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, "HondaJet HA-420," 19 Sep. 2017 Once known as Crewe Estate Primary School, the house was built in 1872 and retains its original octagonal clock and gingerbread bargeboard. — Elizabeth Finkelstein, Country Living, "Admit It, You'd Drop Everything to Live In This Converted English Schoolhouse," 26 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bargeboard.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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