linenfold

[lin-uh n-fohld]

noun

an ornamental motif resembling folded linen, carved on paneling.

Origin of linenfold

First recorded in 1890–95; linen + fold¹

Also called linen pattern.

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Examples from the Web for linenfold

Historical Examples of 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