bargeboards
/ˈbɑrdʒbɔrdz/
noun
- Decorative boards fixed to the edge of a roof, especially on a gable, to hide the ends of the roof timbers.
- The carpenter replaced the rotting bargeboards with new cedar ones.
- We painted the bargeboards white to match the trim of the house.
- The old cottage had beautifully carved bargeboards along the gable end.