skirting board

noun

1. a skirting made of wood US and Canadian namebaseboard US namemopboard

Example Sentences

Fig. 48 is the end view of a kitchen table with drop leaf, showing the skirting board scribed to the solid side.

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They began to gnaw the skirting board, and the sound of their sharp little teeth echoed through the room.

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We saw the skirting-board on which the fleece is laid out, the locks clipped and rolled up.

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There was a heavy tread, with the kick of a boot against stair or skirting-board; and then came noisy steps along the landing.

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Anna Maria went down by way of the skirting-board and a window shutter to the kitchen to steal the dough.

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