wainscoting
paneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted.
wainscots collectively.
Origin of wainscoting
1- Also especially British, wain·scot·ting [weyn-skuh-ting, -skot-ing]. /ˈweɪn skə tɪŋ, -skɒt ɪŋ/.
Words Nearby wainscoting
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How to use wainscoting in a sentence
For example, “If you're standing, it's the direction you should look to check out the wainscoting.”
Behind the Scenes With the Team That Built Jeopardy's Watson | The Daily Beast | February 23, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had only reached the dining room of the Leete house, which he was explaining had a white wainscoting when she interrupted him.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartLimestone walls conduct more heat in and out than an equal thickness of glass, bricks, plastering, and wainscoting.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyDavid experienced such a violent commotion of feeling that he was obliged to lean against the wainscoting.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueIt is the background for the furniture, and should be deeper than the dado or wainscoting.
Color Value | C. R. Clifford
Beam ceiling, wainscoting and floor were all of precisely the same shade and quality of dark oak.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman | Pauline Lester
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