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wainscot
[ weyn-skuht, -skot, -skoht ]
/ ˈweɪn skət, -skɒt, -skoʊt /
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noun
wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
the lining itself, especially as covering the lower portion of a wall.
a dado, especially of wood, lining an interior wall.
British. oak of superior quality and cut, imported from the Baltic countries for fine woodwork.
verb (used with object), wain·scot·ed, wain·scot·ing or (especially British) wain·scot·ted, wain·scot·ting.
to line the walls of (a room, hallway, etc.) with or as if with woodwork: a room wainscoted in oak.
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Origin of wainscot
1325–75; Middle English <Middle Low German or Middle Dutch wagenschot, equivalent to wagenwain + schot (< ?)
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British Dictionary definitions for wainscot
wainscot
/ (ˈweɪnskət) /
noun
Also called: wainscoting, wainscotting a lining applied to the walls of a room, esp one of wood panelling
the lower part of the walls of a room, esp when finished in a material different from the upper part
fine quality oak used as wainscot
verb
(tr) to line (a wall of a room) with a wainscot
Word Origin for wainscot
C14: from Middle Low German wagenschot, perhaps from wagen wagon + schot planking, related to German Scheit piece of wood
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