half-timbered

American  

[haf-tim-berd, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈtɪm bərd, ˈhɑf- /

Or half-timber

adjective

1. (of a house or building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like.

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half-timbered British  

adjective

1. (of a building, wall, etc) having an exposed timber framework filled with brick, stone, or plastered laths, as in Tudor architecture

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Other Word Forms

• half-timbering
  noun

Etymology

Origin of half-timbered

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

half-timbered

Cutter chose a brick and stucco half-timbered style that hearkens to medieval England — a significant change from the typical frame residences that occupied this wealthy residential area.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023

Opposite a carved wooden water pump, built to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, near to the old Post Office and nestling next to a pink half-timbered teashop, is the Woolpit Institute.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2023

Find gourmet food on the terrace of the Rohan Palace, while the Place de la Cathédrale is particularly scenic, with the centuries-old cathedral soaring over the chalets and half-timbered houses.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2021

Then floods laid waste to its medieval streets and half-timbered buildings, highlighting the vulnerability of Europe’s top economy to an increasingly unpredictable climate.

From Reuters ● Jul. 23, 2021

On Henley street, in quiet Stratford town, there stands an old half-timbered house.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks by Various