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linenfold
[ lin-uhn-fohld ]
/ ˈlɪn ənˌfoʊld /
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noun
an ornamental motif resembling folded linen, carved on paneling.
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Also called linen pattern.
Words nearby linenfold
lineman's pliers, line mark, linen, linen closet, linen draper, linenfold, linenized, line noise, linen panel, linen paper, line of apsides
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How to use linenfold in a sentence
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