half-timbered — adjective a half timbered building has been built so that its wooden structure can be seen on the outside walls … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Half-timbered — Half tim bered (h[aum]f t[i^]m b[ e]rd), a. (Arch.) Constructed of a timber frame, having the spaces filled in with masonry; said of buildings. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half-timbered — half tim|bered [ˌha:f ˈtımbəd US ˌhæf ˈtımbərd] adj a half timbered house is usually old and shows the wooden structure of the building on the outside walls … Dictionary of contemporary English
half-timbered — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having walls with a timber frame and a brick or plaster filling … English terms dictionary
half-timbered — [haf′tim΄bərd] adj. Archit. made of a wooden framework having the spaces filled with plaster, brick, etc … English World dictionary
half-timbered — adj. Half timbered is used with these nouns: ↑cottage, ↑house … Collocations dictionary
half-timbered — ADJ Half timbered is used to describe old buildings that have wooden beams showing in the brick and plaster walls, both on the inside and the outside of the building … English dictionary
half-timbered — adjective a half timbered house is usually old and shows the wooden structure of the building on the outside walls … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
half-timbered — UK / US adjective a half timbered building has been built so that its wooden structure can be seen on the outside walls … English dictionary
half-timbered — half′ tim′bered or half′ tim′ber adj. bui archit. (of a building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
