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half-timbered
or half-tim·ber
[ haf-tim-berd, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˈtɪm bərd, ˈhɑf- /
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adjective
(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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Origin of half-timbered
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby half-timbered
half-stuff, half term, half the battle, half tide, half tiger, half-timbered, halftime, half title, halftone, half-track, half-truth
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British Dictionary definitions for half-timbered
half-timbered
half-timber
adjective
(of a building, wall, etc) having an exposed timber framework filled with brick, stone, or plastered laths, as in Tudor architecture
Derived forms of half-timbered
half-timbering, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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