Vergeboard

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vergeboard \Verge"board`\, n. [Verge + board. Cf. {Bargeboard}.]
     (Arch.)
     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 a position parallel to the gable wall. Called also


     bargeboard.
     [1913 Webster]