linenfold

[lin-uhn-fohld]

noun

1. an ornamental motif resembling folded linen, carved on paneling.

Word History and Origins

Origin of linenfold¹

First recorded in 1890–95; linen + fold ¹

Example Sentences

On the upper floors, linenfold panelling turns out to hide secret doors leading to the roof.

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Nearly all of the interior woodwork — including the six-foot-high linenfold paneling and the butternut floors with inlaid oak-and-mahogany marquetry — was preserved, as were the stained-glass windows.

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A peculiarity of Gothic carved decoration, the linenfold design was employed in oak panels in imitation of folded parchment or linen.

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Architectural detail, especially the detail of wainscoting, has indeed been followed with considerable fidelity, many of the earlier chests being carved in the linenfold pattern, while the Jacobean examples are often mere reproductions of the pilastered and recessed oaken mantelpieces of the period.

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