half-timbering

noun

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singular : half-timbering
plural : half-timberings

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heavy timbers forming the frame (typically left exposed, especially for decorative effect) of a house, wall, or storey, the gaps in between the timbers being filled with any of various materials such as bricks, wattle and daub, etc.
boarding added to a house to give a similar decorative effect