Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

beaded board

noun

Definition of beaded board 

: beadboard … he used beaded board on the underside of the porch roof, where it won't be exposed to the weather. — Mary Beth Breckenridge, Ventura County Star (California), 29 May 2009

Love words?

You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

Start your free trial today and get unlimited access to America's largest dictionary, with:

  • More than 250,000 words that aren't in our free dictionary
  • Expanded definitions, etymologies, and usage notes
  • Advanced search features
  • Ad free!

First Known Use of beaded board

1852, in the meaning defined above

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about beaded board

Share beaded board

Statistics for beaded board

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for beaded board

The first known use of beaded board was in 1852

See more words from the same year

Comments on beaded board

What made you want to look up beaded board? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Show Comments  Hide Comments 

WORD OF THE DAY

noisome

noxious or harmful

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

A Thanksgiving Word Quiz

  • a-traditional-thanksgiving-dinner
  • November comes from a word for which of the following numbers?
Spell It

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

TAKE THE QUIZ
SCRABBLE® Sprint

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games