Definition of Vergeboard. Meaning of Vergeboard. Synonyms of Vergeboard

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Definition of Vergeboard

Vergeboard
Vergeboard Verge"board`, n. [Verge + board. Cf. Bargeboard.] (Arch.) The ornament of woodwork upon the gable of a house, used extensively in the 15th century. It was generally suspended from the edge of the projecting roof (see Verge, n., 4), and in position parallel to the gable wall. Called also bargeboard.

Meaning of Vergeboard from wikipedia

- bargus, or barcus, a scaffold, and not from the now obsolete synonym vergeboard. Historically, bargeboards are sometimes moulded only or carved, but as...
- main gable is partly finished in vertical board siding, with decorative vergeboard woodwork attached to the roof edge. Built in 1854, it is one of White...
- Revival styling in East Somerville. The house has a jigsaw-cut foliate vergeboard on its gable. It has a three-bay front facade, with a front-facing gable...
- Anne style, with a square tower on the southwest corner and an elaborate vergeboard in the north gable. The porch posts, brackets, and spindles reflect the...
- built in 1874 in a vernacular Gothic Revival style. It has a gingerbread vergeboard. It was expanded in 1879 and additionally modified during 1886–1899. It...
- rear wing. The building features embellished gable ends with decorative vergeboards, king post trusses, and brackets. It was listed on the National Register...
- siding includes different shaped shingles and clapboarding, and decorative vergeboard in some of its gables. The front porch has turned posts and balustrade...
- three-story pyramid-roofed tower. The gables are steeply pitched, with vergeboard decoration. The front facade has a projecting bay window at the first...
- 1882. The early construction included Gothic pointed-arch windows and vergeboard trim. Later work added Queen Anne styling, including the three-story tower...
- a jerkin-headed roof, whose gable lines are decorated by Stick-style vergeboard. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989...