bargeboard
|barge-board|
🇺🇸
/ˈbɑrdʒbɔrd/
🇬🇧
/ˈbɑːdʒbɔːd/
decorative protective gable edge board
Etymology
'bargeboard' originates from Middle English, specifically the word 'vergeboard', where 'verge' meant 'edge'.
'bargeboard' changed from the Middle English word 'vergeboard' and the initial consonant was altered over time, eventually becoming the modern English word 'bargeboard'.
Initially, it meant 'a board at the verge or edge of a roof', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a board fixed to the projecting edge of a gable to conceal and protect the ends of the roof timbers, often carved or otherwise decorated (also called vergeboard).
The Victorian house was decorated with ornate bargeboard along each gable.
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