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half-timbering

Meaning of "half-timbering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-TIMBERING

ˌhɑːfˈtɪmbərɪŋ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-TIMBERING

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Half-Timbering is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HALF-TIMBERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Timber framing

Timber framing and "post-and-beam" construction are methods of building with heavy timbers rather than "dimension lumber" such as 2"x4"s. Traditional timber framing is the method of creating structures using heavy squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs. It is commonplace in wooden buildings from the 19th century and earlier. The method comes from making things out of logs and tree trunks without modern high tech saws to cut lumber from the starting material stock. Using axes, adzes and draw knives, hand-powered auger drill bits, and laborious woodworking, artisans or farmers could gradually assemble a building capable of bearing heavy weight without excessive use of interior space given over to vertical support posts. Since this building method has been used for thousands of years in many parts of the world, there are many styles of historic framing. These styles are often categorized by the type of foundation, walls, how and where the beams intersect, the use of curved timbers, and the roof framing details.

Definition of half-timbering in the English dictionary

The definition of half-timbering in the dictionary is the method of creating exposed timber frameworks filled with brick, stone, or plastered laths.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALF-TIMBERING

bearing · catering · considering · during · engineering · jabbering · labouring · lumbering · manufacturing · monitoring · neighboring · neighbouring · numbering · offering · slumbering · sobering · timbering · unremembering · unslumbering · wearing

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-TIMBERING

half-sleeve · half-slip · half-smile · half-sole · half-staff · half-starved · half-step · half-tide · half-timber · half-timbered · half-time · half-title · half-track · half-tracked · half-true · half-truth · half-understood · half-used · half-volley · half-year

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-TIMBERING

bring · civil engineering · electrical engineering · empowering · fingering · flattering · flowering · gathering · hovering · lettering · lowering · mechanical engineering · ordering · pioneering · recovering · rendering · steering · suffering · wandering · watering · wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of half-timbering in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «half-timbering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-TIMBERING

Find out the translation of half-timbering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of half-timbering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-timbering» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

半木
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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entramado de madera
570 millions of speakers
en

English

half-timbering
510 millions of speakers
hi

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आधा लकड़ी काटने का काम
380 millions of speakers
ar

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نصف مصنوع من أخشاب
280 millions of speakers
ru

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половину опалубка
278 millions of speakers
pt

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enxaimel
270 millions of speakers
bn

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অর্ধ-কড়িকাঠ
260 millions of speakers
fr

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colombages
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Setengah timbunan
190 millions of speakers
de

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Fachwerk
180 millions of speakers
ja

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ハーフ支保
130 millions of speakers
ko

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30 - 용재
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah-timbering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa sự trồng cây
80 millions of speakers
ta

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அரை timbering
75 millions of speakers
mr

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अर्ध-कामातुर
75 millions of speakers
tr

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Yarım iksa
70 millions of speakers
it

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metà in legno
65 millions of speakers
pl

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szalunkowy
50 millions of speakers
uk

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половину опалубка
40 millions of speakers
ro

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jumătate de lemn apoi
30 millions of speakers
el

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μισό - timbering
15 millions of speakers
af

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vakwerk
14 millions of speakers
sv

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korsvirke
10 millions of speakers
no

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bindingsverk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-timbering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-TIMBERING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-timbering

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-TIMBERING»

Discover the use of half-timbering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-timbering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Old-House Journal
The functional form of the "Grayson" could be brightened by selectively emphasizing parts of the half-timbering with color. decorative half-timbering. A dark green for the major trim would also be applied to any gutters and downspouts.
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Old-House Journal
Imitation half-timbering was the key to the Tudor look, and the details presented here are typical examples of how thin, ornamental boards and stucco could be applied to a stud-wall house for an ancient effect. (C) SECTION THROUGH ...
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Preservation, Tourism and Nationalism: The Jewel of the ...
Half-timbering quickly became a focal point for preservation efforts. Half- timbered construction was a popular building method during the Middle Ages. Although nobles and wealthy merchants favored masonry, it was too expensive for most ...
Joshua Hagen, 2006
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Nightlands: Nordic Building
Nordic Building Christian Norberg-Schulz. loegler Half-timbering a choice, among its particular qualities, with respect to the character of place. In general, wooden building is dynamic; its elements form a cooperative, elastic whole, reflecting ...
Christian Norberg-Schulz, 1997
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Tale of Two Tudors
When you paint the half-timbering and other trim, emphasize aesthetics as you downplay the functional. For instance, highlight the properly scaled belt course between floors as well as the window casings that are tied to the half timbering ( or ...
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Creating a Home
halF-TiMBering. is an ex- terior ornamentation derived from medieval construction that left structural timbers exposed and filled the spaces between them with plaster, stone or other material at hand. a popular architectural technique of the ...
Kathryn M. Ireland, 2009
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Common Places: Readings in American Vernacular Architecture
The significant changes were from heavy to balloon framing and, much earlier, from half-timbering to an almost exclusive sheathing and weatherboarding. Half- Timbering Half-timbering — a heavy framing of squared timbers with a filling, ...
Dell Upton, John Michael Vlach, 1986
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Old-House Journal
(top left) This large suburban house exhibits the half-timbering that is the hallmark of the Tudor Revival style. The massive textured roof, huge chimney, and numerous gables with decorated verge boards also harken back to the style's ...
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Architectural Styles
Carson Dunlop. 5.3.5 TUDOR Half-timbering Tudor-style homes were most popular in the first 40 years of the twentieth century. These homes often have a lot of emphasis on roofs and chimneys. Tudor homes have steep pitched roofs and are ...
Carson Dunlop, 2003
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Creative Country Construction: Building & Living in Harmony ...
Here again, I used some half-timbering techniques I learned from the Alpine farmers. Our walls were a post-and-beam braced frame construction with a modified rammed-earth mortar as the filler. The triangular bracing for these walls is a ...
Robert Inwood, Christian Bruyère, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-TIMBERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-timbering is used in the context of the following news items.
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Historic homes: Commission selects Walker Road house
The house features several patterns on all elevations; with clapboard siding and fish scale shingles and decorative half-timbering on the gables ... «Wicked Local Swampscott, Jul 15»
2
Houses built by Bloor Homes near Prince of Wales Stadium near …
The buildings are certainly distinctive: the white-painted three-story buildings feature timber accents which bring to mind Tudor half-timbering ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
3
Spectator competition: 'Well Spanked' paint (plus: here comes the …
Have the half-timbering redone in the latest rich brown shade — Rusting Agricultural Machinery — to replace last year's frankly boring Dead ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
4
Tudors or craftsman home styles offer a lot
The style is accented on the outside with decorative half-timbering, patterned brickwork, stucco or stone. Inside you'll find stained oak paneling ... «NewsOK.com, Jun 15»
5
Photo contest shines spotlight on historic Orlando bungalows
... half-timbering of the Tudor Cottage and low-pitched roofs of the Prairie style. Bungalows can also include inspiration from Japanese, Spanish ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jun 15»
6
Home Howard Hall built in Palisades Park has been carefully restored
With its rounded turret-type entrance, Tudor-like half-timbering and diamond-paned windows, it could be the picturesque cottage of Hansel and ... «The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines, Jun 15»
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GE Realty Plot tour 2015
This home can be viewed as Tudor Revival or Queen Anne, however the squareness of its shape and half-timbering move it more away from ... «alloveralbany, May 15»
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Tudor-inspired villa to be part of Lincoln Terrace Tour on Sunday in …
Spencer and Lomero's house, with its brick exterior and high-pitched, tiled roof, carries an English air with half-timbering on parts of the second ... «NewsOK.com, May 15»
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5 historic Binghamton homes on PAST tour Saturday
Tudor characteristics of the house are the steeply pitched roofs and gables, stucco cladding and decorative half-timbering. A bank of ... «Press & Sun-Bulletin, May 15»
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5 places you might not know are bona fide NYC landmarks
... Dolkart says. “It has rich use of materials. It has rough stone, shingles, clapboards and half-timbering and Tiffany stained glass windows.” ... «New York Post, Apr 15»
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