wainscot
wain·scot / ˈwānˌskōt; -skət; -ˌskät/ • n. [in sing.] an area of wooden paneling on the lower part of the walls of a room. ∎ Brit., hist. imported oak of fine quality, used mainly to make paneling.• v. (-scot·ed, -scot·ing or -scot·ted, -scot·ting) [tr.] line (a room or wall) with wooden paneling.
wainscoting
wain·scot·ing / ˈwānˌskōting; -ˌskä-/ (also wain·scot·ting) • n. wooden paneling that lines the lower part of the walls of a room. ∎ material for such paneling.
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wainscot
wainscot superior oak boarding imported from the Continent XIV; panelling of wood XVI. — MLG. wagenschot, presumably f. wagen WAGGON + schot (?) boarding planking.
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