Beadboard

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Wooden boards with a bead or ridge running their length used for paneling walls or ceilings. uncountable, usually

    "The aesthetic of the house is prim and country, with white beadboard knee walls around the first floor and pale flowered wallpaper in the Shaker-style kitchen."

  2. 2
    A construction material made from "beads" of expanded polystyrene compressed together. uncountable, usually

Example

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"The aesthetic of the house is prim and country, with white beadboard knee walls around the first floor and pale flowered wallpaper in the Shaker-style kitchen."

Etymology

From bead + board.

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