- bargeboard
- noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1827 an often ornamented board that conceals roof timbers projecting over gables
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Bargeboard — Barge board , n. [Perh. corrup. of vergeboard; or cf. LL. bargus a kind of gallows.] A vergeboard. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bargeboard — (probably from Medieval Latin bargus , or barcus , a scaffold, and not from the now obsolete synonym vergeboard ), the boards fastened to the projecting gables of a roof to give them strength and to mask, hide and protect the othwise exposed end… … Wikipedia
bargeboard — [bärjbôrd΄] n. [see BARGE COUPLE] a board, often ornate, attached along the barge couples of a gabled roof, as in Tudor and Gothic architecture … English World dictionary
Bargeboard (aerodynamics) — Bargeboards are pieces of bodywork on open wheel racing cars, serving a purely aerodynamic (as opposed to structural) function. They are curved vertical planes situated longitudinally, between the front wheels and the sidepods, held away from the … Wikipedia
bargeboard — /bahrj bawrd , bohrd /, n. a board, often carved, hanging from the projecting end of a sloping roof. Also called vergeboard. [1825 35; barge (of obscure orig.) + BOARD] * * * ▪ architecture also called vergeboard exposed board or false rafter… … Universalium
bargeboard — n. triangle shaped wooden board (often decorated) connected to the roof beam that projects outward … English contemporary dictionary
bargeboard — noun an ornamental board fixed to the gable end of a roof to hide the ends of the roof timbers. Origin C19: from barge (used in terms relating to a gable), perh. from med. L. bargus gallows … English new terms dictionary
bargeboard — barge•board [[t]ˈbɑrdʒˌbɔrd, ˌboʊrd[/t]] n. archit. a board, often carved, hanging from the projecting end of a sloping roof • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
bargeboard — /ˈbadʒbɔd/ (say bahjbawd) noun an overhanging board along the projecting sloping edge of a gable roof …
bargeboard — n. a board (often ornamental) fixed to the gable end of a roof to hide the ends of the roof timbers. Etymology: perh. f. med.L bargus gallows … Useful english dictionary
