Vergeboard n. : 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.

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Bargeboard, free encyclopedia, moulded, roof, search, gable end, temple, Chang, Medieval Latin, barcus, mask, horizontal timbers, rule, lower edges, tracery, in Britain, internal work, Personal tools.

Defination from the web:
Vergeboard) Jump to: navigation, search. For the aerodynamic device, ... from Medieval Latin bargus, or barcus, a scaffold, and not from the now obsolete synonym vergeboard) is a board fastened to the projecting gables ...