MEANING
Paneling made from narrow boards or sheets with repeated grooves or rounded bead profiles.
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Words that belong together
- beadboard paneling
- beadboard ceiling
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Beadboard covered the lower walls.
The ceiling’s beadboard had been painted cream.
She replaced the damaged beadboard beside the door.
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- beadboard
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. Forms: Normally a mass noun; no ordinary plural needed. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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