CLAPBOARD


Meaning of CLAPBOARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkla-bərd; ˈkla(p)-ˌbȯrd ]

noun

Etymology: part translation of Dutch klaphout stave wood

Date: circa 1520

1. archaic : a size of board for making staves and wainscoting

2. : a narrow board usually thicker at one edge than the other used for siding

3. ˈklap-ˌbȯrd : a pair of hinged boards one of which has a slate with data identifying a piece of film and which are banged together in front of a motion-picture camera at the start of a take to facilitate editing — called also clapper board

• clapboard transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.