matchboard

• Tábua com macho e fêmea nas bordas, usada para encaixar e unir várias tábuas, geralmente em pisos ou revestimentos de madeira.

A board with a groove on one edge and a tongue on the other, allowing multiple boards to fit tightly together, commonly used in flooring or paneling.

1. Tongue-and-groove boardC1formal

   A board with a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut into the other, allowing them to fit tightly together, commonly used for flooring, paneling, or other woodwork.

   Tábua macho e fêmea

   • The carpenter installed matchboard flooring in the living room.
   • Matchboard panels were used to create a seamless wall surface.
   • The old house had original matchboard ceilings.