bevel siding

American

noun

Carpentry.

siding composed of tapered pieces, as clapboards, laid with the thicker lower edge of any piece overlapping the thinner upper edge of the piece below it.

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The building nods nicely to the past, with its off-white, bevel siding and flat roof that juts out over a concrete island, a place where sculptures will reside instead of gas pumps.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2022

Architect Lester Walker, the house is made entirely of wood, with cedar bevel siding and bright blue trim.

From Time Magazine Archive

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