matchboardedadj.
/ˈmatʃbɔːdᵻd/, U.S. /ˈmætʃˌbɔrdᵻd/ Lined with matchboards; made of matchboard.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [adjective] > made of boards or planks > of type of board
rough-boarded1789
weatherboarded1794
sparred1805
clapboarded1835
matchboarded1894
1894 Westm. Gaz. 16 July 8/1 What with the match-boarded character of the house and the uprush of draught by the staircase, the chances of escape would have been small indeed.
1903 Longman's Mag. June 126 We discovered our quarters in a bare match-boarded room with a flapping canvas ceiling.
1992 N.Y. Times 10 May v. 18/3 The facade of matchboarded siding is further decorated with swags over the windows.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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