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wain⋅scot
[weyn-skuh
t, -skot, -skoht] 
noun, verb, -scot⋅ed, -scot⋅ing or (especially British) -scot⋅ted, -scot⋅ting.–noun
| 1. | wood, esp. oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls. |
| 2. | the lining itself, esp. as covering the lower portion of a wall. |
| 3. | a dado, esp. of wood, lining an interior wall. |
| 4. | British. oak of superior quality and cut, imported from the Baltic countries for fine woodwork. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to line the walls of (a room, hallway, etc.) with or as if with woodwork: a room wainscoted in oak. |
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| wain·scot (wān'skət, -skŏt', -skōt') n.
To line or panel (a room or wall) with wainscoting. [Middle English, from Middle Dutch waghenscot : perhaps waghen, wagen, wagon (from the quality of wood used for carriagework); see wagon + scot, partition; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Wainscot
Wain"scot\, n. [OD. waeghe-schot, D. wagen-schot, a clapboard, fr. OD. waeg, weeg, a wall (akin to AS. wah; cf. Icel. veggr) + schot a covering of boards (akin to E. shot, shoot).]1. Oaken timber or boarding. [Obs.] A wedge wainscot is fittest and most proper for cleaving of an oaken tree. --Urquhart. Inclosed in a chest of wainscot. --J. Dart. 2. (Arch.) A wooden lining or boarding of the walls of apartments, usually made in panels. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of European moths of the family Leucanid[ae]. Note: They are reddish or yellowish, streaked or lined with black and white. Their larv[ae] feed on grasses and sedges.Wainscot
Wain"scot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wainscoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wainscoting.] To line with boards or panelwork, or as if with panelwork; as, to wainscot a hall. Music soundeth better in chambers wainscoted than hanged. --Bacon. The other is wainscoted with looking-glass. --Addison.
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wainscot
1352, "imported oak of superior quality," probably from M.Du. or M.Flem. waghenscote "superior quality oak wood, board used for paneling" (though neither of these is attested as early as the Eng. word), related to M.L.G. wagenschot (1389), from waghen (see wagon) + scote "partition, crossbar." So called perhaps because the wood originally was used for wagon building and coachwork. Meaning "panels lining the walls of rooms" is recorded from 1548. Wainscoting is from 1580.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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wainscot
interior paneling in general and, more specifically, paneling that covers only the lower portion of an interior wall or partition. It has a decorative or protective function and is usually of wood, although tile and marble have at times been popular. The molding along the upper edge is called a wainscot cap and may serve as a chair rail
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