clapboard (redirected from beaded clapboard)

clap·board  (klbrd, klpbôrd, -brd)

n.

A long narrow board with one edge thicker than the other, overlapped horizontally to cover the outer walls of frame structures. Also called weatherboard.

tr.v. clap·board·ed, clap·board·ing, clap·boards

To cover with clapboards.

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[Partial translation of Dutch klaphout : klappen, to split, crack + Middle Dutch holt, board.]

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clapboard [ˈklæpˌbɔːd ˈklæbəd]

n

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building)

a.  a long thin timber board with one edge thicker than the other, used esp in the US and Canada in wood-frame construction by lapping each board over the one below

b.  (as modifier) a clapboard house

vb

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to cover with such boards

[partial translation of Low German klappholt, from klappen to crack + holt wood; related to Dutch claphout; see board]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clapboard - a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below weatherboard, weatherboarding siding - material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof
Verb	1.	clapboard - cover with clapboards cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

Translations

clapboard [ˈklæpbɔːd] N (US) → chilla f, tablilla f

clapboard [ˈklæpbɔː^rd]

n

(= piece of wood) → planche f à clin

(US) (= clapperboard) → clap m

modif [building, wall] → à clins
clapped-out clapped out [ˈklæptˈaʊt] adj (British)

[car] → fichu(e)

[person] → crevé(e)

clapboard

n → Schindel f; a white clapboard structure → ein weißes, mit Schindeln verkleidetes Gebäude

clapboard [ˈklæpˌbɔːd] n (Am) a clapboard house → una casa rivestita di assicelle di legno