| 释义 |
clap·board
I. \ˈklabə(r)d; ˈklaˌbōrd, ˈklapˌbōrd, -ȯrd, -ōəd, -ȯ(ə)d\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: part translation of Dutch klaphout stave wood, from Middle Dutch clapholt, probably from clappen to clap, hit + holt wood; akin to Old English clæppan to throb and to Old English holt wood — more at clap, holt
1. archaic : a size of board especially of split oak used for making staves and wainscoting
2. : a narrow board that is usually thicker at one edge than the other and is used for weatherboarding outside walls
< a clapboard house >
3. : material for clapboards; collectively : clapboards
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to cover (as an outside wall) with clapboards
< the house was clapboarded and then painted white > |