timber-framed

1. 1.

   framed by exposed timbers

   “a magnificently timbered old barn”

   Similartimbered

Questions about timber-framed

What does timber-framed mean?

timber-framed means "framed by exposed timbers".

How many syllables are in timber-framed?

timber-framed has 3 syllables and divides as tim-ber--framed under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is timber-framed a common word?

timber-framed is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.