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

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

The shopkeepers famously go all out with their decor, the half-timbered houses festooned with stuffed animals, evergreens and frosted branches beneath strands of lights that run the length of the street.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021

Set on an acre surrounded by sycamores and oaks, the stately mansion features a half-timbered exterior of ivy-covered stone.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2021

The cab drew up before the door of The Hostel, a low, half-timbered building upon Jacobean lines which closely resembled an old coaching inn.

From The Orchard of Tears by Rohmer, Sax