matchboardn.
/ˈmatʃbɔːd/, U.S. /ˈmætʃˌbɔrd/ Woodworking.
A board which has a tongue cut along one edge and a groove along the opposite edge, so that it can be fitted together with similar boards (usually in plural); such boards collectively, fitted together and used to line walls, construct partitions, etc.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > wood-based materials > [noun] > material made of interlocking boards
matched boarding1833
matchboard1858
matchboarding1865
match-lining1865
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [noun] > board or plank > for building > board with tongue and groove for fitting
matchboard1858
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 243/1 Match-boards, a kind of plank used for flooring.
1883 Daily News 10 Sept. 2/1 This building..is described as ‘encircled by match-boards nailed to posts supporting the roof’.
1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out ix. 118 Miss Allan..giving the wall a smart rap with her knuckles. It was only matchboard, she decided.
1956 J. Cheever Jrnls. (1991) 61 Met by a gentlewoman and an old friend, and off to the baths. White matchboard cubicles, a stained tub.
1988 Daily Mail DIY Home Interiors 100/2 Use matchboards which have been specially designed so that the fixing nails or screws do not spoil the overall appearance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
matchboardv.
/ˈmatʃbɔːd/, U.S. /ˈmætʃˌbɔrd/ rare.
transitive. To cover or line with matchboards.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > build or construct with wood [verb (transitive)] > board or plank
plank1432
plancher1439
planchc1516
board1530
boarden1552
tabulate1656
to brattice up1862
matchboard1889
1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat 81 It was expensive work. Had to match-board it all over first.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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