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noun
1.
paneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted.
2.
wainscots collectively.
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Wainscoting
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wain·scot
[weyn-skuht, -skot, -skoht] noun, verb, wain·scot·ed, wain·scot·ing or (especially British) wain·scot·ted, wain·scot·ting. noun
1.
wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
2.
the lining itself, especially as covering the lower portion of a wall.
3.
a dado, especially 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.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Middle Low German or Middle Dutch wagenschot, equivalent to wagen wain + schot (< ?)
1325–75; Middle English < Middle Low German or Middle Dutch wagenschot, equivalent to wagen wain + schot (< ?)
Related forms
un·wain·scot·ed, adjective
un·wain·scot·ted, adjective
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| wainscoting | |
noun | |
| 1. | a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) |
| 2. | wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room [syn: wainscot] |
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