linenfold
[ lin-uh n-fohld ]
/ ˈlɪn ənˌfoʊld /
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noun
an ornamental motif resembling folded linen, carved on paneling.
Nearby words
Also called linen pattern.
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Examples 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