half-timber

8.7

A building with exposed wooden beams and spaces filled with plaster or brick

adjective
/ˈhæfˌtɪmɚ/

Specialized

: de entramado de madera

As we walked down the street, we admired the intricate designs of the half-timber buildings that had stood for centuries.
half-timber wall
half-timber house

Examples

Only then did Casimir follow, climbing the half-timber wall to reach the thatching.

Fiction book (1992)
The age-warped glass showed a swirling blizzard, which blanketed the half-timber houses with snow.

Fiction book (1992)
The quaint village was known for its charming half-timber houses with wooden frames and plaster infill.
Visitors were enchanted by the half-timber architecture of the old town, reflecting the traditional style of Tudor craftsmanship.

Synonyms

Tudor

vshalf-timber

2 8.1

Relating to the English building style with wooden beams and steep roofs

names the specific building feature rather than the whole historic style

half-timbered

vshalf-timber

Specialized

1 8.2

A building with visible wooden frames and walls filled with brick or plaster

is the same meaning but used as a noun rather than an adjective

timber-framed

vshalf-timber

5.3

A building with visible wooden beams that form its structure

emphasizes filled spaces between the wooden members rather than only the frame

timbered

vshalf-timber

5.5

Having walls or beams made of wood

refers to exposed framework with masonry filling, not just wooden construction

Surface Forms

half-timber positive

half-timbered comparative

Morphology

half-timber = half + timber (transparent) = half + timber

The compound directly expresses 'partly timber' or 'timber showing', which learners can derive from its components.

Etymology

Half-timber comes from the simple parts half- meaning 'part' and timber meaning 'wood', because the wooden frame is left visible while the rest is filled in. So a half-timber building is one that shows its wooden beams on the outside with the gaps filled by brick, plaster, or stone.