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{{11}}board (n.1) O.E. bord "a plank, flat surface," from P.Gmc. *burdam (Cf. O.N. borð "plank," Du. bord "board," Goth. fotu-baurd "foot-stool," Ger. Brett "plank"), from PIE *bhrdh- "board," from root *bherdh- "to cut." See also BOARD (Cf. board) (n.2), with which this is so confused as practically to form one word (if indeed they were not the same word all along). A board is thinner than a PLANK (Cf. plank), and generally less than 2.5 inches thick. The transferred meaning "food" (late 14c.) is an extension of the late O.E. sense of "table" (Cf. BOARDER (Cf. boarder), BOARDING (Cf. boarding)); hence, also, above board "honest, open" (1610s). A further extension is to "table where council is held" (1570s), then transferred to "leadership council, council (that meets at a table)," 1610s.
{{12}}board (n.2) "side of ship," O.E. bord "border, rim, ship's side," from P.Gmc. *bordaz (Cf. O.S. bord, Du. boord, Ger. Bord, O.H.G. bart, O.N. barð), perhaps from PIE *bhrtos "raised, made projecting." Connected to BORDER (Cf. border). See also STARBOARD (Cf. starboard).
Under this theory, etymologically not related to board (n.1), but the two forms represented in English by these words were more or less confused at an early date in most Germanic languages, a situation made worse in English because this Germanic root also was adopted as M.L. bordus (Cf. It. and Sp. bordo). It also entered Old French as bort "beam, board, plank; side of a ship" (12c., Mod.Fr. bord), either from Medieval Latin or Frankish, and from thence it came over with the Normans to mingle with its native cousins. By now the senses are inextricably tangled. Some etymology dictionaries treat them as having been the same word all along.

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  • Board — (b[=o]rd), n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor[eth] board, side of a ship, Goth. f[=o]tu baurd footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. [root]92.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • board — n often cap 1 a: a group of individuals having managerial, supervisory, investigatory, or advisory powers over a public or private business, trust, or other organization or institution Board of Regents Board of Bar Overseers …   Law dictionary

  • Board — may refer to: *Board, a piece of lumber, or other rigid material made of wood, milled or sawn flat *Surfboard, skateboard, or snowboard (often made of fibreglass) *Board of directors or a similar governing or advisory committee *Mixing console,… …   Wikipedia

  • Board — Board, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boarding}.] 1. To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house. The boarded hovel. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. {Board} to accost, and see {Board}, n.] To go on board of, or enter,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Board — (von engl. board – Brett) steht für: Board Cards, die Gemeinschaftskarten in den Pokervarianten Texas Hold em und Omaha Hold em, die alle Spieler nutzen können Board of Directors, das Leitungs und Kontrollgremium eines Unternehmens im anglo… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Board — Board, v. t. [F. aborder. See {Abord}, v. t.] To approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I will board her, though she chide as loud As thunder when the clouds in autumn crack. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Board — (b[=o]rd), v. i. To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for compensation; as, he boards at the hotel. [1913 Webster] We are several of us, gentlemen and ladies, who board in the same house. Spectator. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Board — 〈 [bɔ:(r)d] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 1. 〈umg.; kurz für〉 Skateboard, Surf , Snowboard 2. 〈Sport; Squash〉 Playboard, die Fehlerzone an der Frontwand; Syn. Tin 3. 〈Wirtsch.〉 Führungsgremium, Aufsichtsrat einer Firma od. eines Konzerns, der über die… …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Board — [bɔ:d] das; s, s <aus engl. board »Brett; Tisch«>: 1. Kurzform für: Snowboard, Surfboard. 2. a) Behörde, Gericht, Ausschuss; b) (auch der) für die Leitung u. Kontrolle eines [internationalen] Unternehmens zuständiges Gremium (Wirtsch.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Board — (engl., spr. Bohrd), 1) Tisch, Tafel daher Boardingshouse (spr. Bohrdingshaus), ein Speisehaus; 2) Collegium, Behörde, daher z. B B. of control (spr. B. of Kontrol), Behörde, welche 1784, beidervon Pitt durchgesetzten veränderten Verfassung der… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Board — (engl., spr. bōrd), eigentlich Tisch, Tafel, daher Boarding house, eine Pension, wo man wohnt und ißt; dann auch Bezeichnung eines Kollegiums, einer Behörde, daher z. B. B. of control, von 1784–1858 die oberste Instanz in politischen,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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