chair rail

a molding on an interior wall for preventing the backs of chairs from rubbing against plaster.

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Question 1 of 7

What does "scattergood" mean?

First recorded in 1835–45

In another moment I was standing outside the hovel, my chair-rail in my hand, every muscle of me quivering.
The Island of Doctor Moreau|H. G. Wells
A chair-rail should be made in the dining-room of quarter-inch strips fastened to the walls three inches above the floor.
The Boy Craftsman|A. Neely Hall
He crawled on his hands and knees until he reached the chair-rail, which he clutched desperately, drawing himself up.
Parrot & Co.|Harold MacGrath
I saw the top of the head over the chair-rail, and knew it was Sandy Carmichael's.
Nancy Stair|Elinor Macartney Lane

The dining-room should have a wainscot of dark paper below the chair-rail, and a paper with little or no figure upon it above.
The Boy Craftsman|A. Neely Hall