linenfold
[ lin-uh n-fohld ]
/ ˈlɪn ənˌfoʊld /
noun
an ornamental motif resembling folded linen, carved on paneling.
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Also called linen pattern.
Words nearby linenfold
linen, linen closet, linen draper, linen panel, linen paper, linenfold, linenized, lineolate, liner, liner note, liner notes
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Example sentences from the Web for linenfold
Old "Fairfield" , Gloucester County, before its destruction, had a mantelpiece of carved marble and some "linenfold" wainscoting.
Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century|Henry Chandlee Forman