wainscoting

especially British, wain·scot·ting

[weyn-skoh-ting, -skot-ing, -skuh-ting]

noun

1. paneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted.

2. wainscots collectively.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wainscoting¹

First recorded in 1570–80; wainscot + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

An elegant wainscoting of polished carbon fiber stretches across the four doors, accented with aluminum bezels and wire-thin LED lighting.

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Inside, chocolate brown wood is everywhere: walls, beams, window sills, paneling, wainscoting, furniture, not to mention built-in cabinets, benches and window seats.

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Rather than discretely framed, his altered photograph is printed on a vinyl panel applied like wallpaper spreading 8 feet high and 19 feet wide, above the wainscoting of the gallery wall.

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Named for its historic 1920s chateau-esque building, Castle is a treasure box of prewar charm: lattice windows, crown molding, wainscoting, Art Deco tile.

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In his own bathroom, Nickey limited himself to papering the top part of the wall, above the tiled wainscoting.

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