clapboard

noun

clap·board ˈkla-bərd

ˈkla(p)-ˌbȯrd

archaic : a size of board for making staves and wainscoting

: a narrow board usually thicker at one edge than the other used for siding

ˈklap-ˌbȯrd

: a pair of hinged boards one of which has a slate with data identifying a piece of film and which are banged together in front of a motion-picture camera at the start of a take to facilitate editing

called also clapper board

clapboard transitive verb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Bunny and Jackie dined at Johnny’s small clapboard house on East 92nd Street before heading to the gala, the proceeds of which would support the preservation of Newport, Rhode Island’s trove of 18th- and 19th-century architecture.

Mac Griswold, Town & Country, 15 Nov. 2022 The movie version of Bella Swan's (Kristen Stewart) house is a white clapboard number in the quaint town of St. Helens, Oregon.

Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2022 The two-story clapboard house in which Brecht eventually settled cost sixty dollars a month.

Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books, 5 Oct. 2022 Some feature brick exterior highlights, others have the look of traditional New England construction and design, with what appears to be clapboard siding.

James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2022 According to town records, the spacious antique-style clapboard home, built in 1830, is owned by Sheila Anderson, Mary Anderson’s mother.

Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 The unpainted clapboard and steel accommodations, designed by the firm Electric Bowery, have subtle asymmetries that give them a modern feel.

WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Alex Tieghi-Walker’s Los Angeles home is a clapboard cabinet of curiosities: nearly every object inside is a one-off piece sourced from friends, artists, and makers around the world.

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 July 2022 Resident Lisa Woods is close to losing the clapboard bungalow her uncles built in 1929.

Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 19 June 2022 See More

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