beadboard

English

noun
Definitions
  • Wooden boards with a bead or ridge running their length used for paneling walls or ceilings.
  • A construction material made from "beads" of expanded polystyrene compressed together.

Etymology

Compound from English bead (prayer, request, later also bead, petition) + English board (plank).

Origin

English

board

Gloss

plank

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