nameboard
Americannoun
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a signboard that identifies a place or object.
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a name painted, stenciled, etc., on something, as on the side of a ship.
Etymology
Origin of nameboard
Example Sentences
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According to Mackay, the sight of a Gaelic nameboard far from his home in Lewis "refreshes a part of my soul" and reminds him of Gaelic's fullest extent.
From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2010
One, observing the play of my fingers reflected in the nameboard, called in great exultation to her companions.
From Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest by Kinzie, Juliette Augusta Magill
On Tuesday the nameboard of a boat was picked up, and this was all that ever we heard of her.”
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
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