wainscoting

American  

[weyn-skoh-ting, -skot-ing, -skuh-ting] / ˈweɪn skoʊ tɪŋ, -skɒt ɪŋ, -skə tɪŋ /

especially British, wainscotting

noun

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

2. wainscots collectively.

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Etymology

Origin of wainscoting

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

Example Sentences

At lunchtime on a recent weekday, businesspeople in suits sat at white-tablecloth tables in the main dining room, where the walls are wrapped in cherry-wood wainscoting and heavy blue curtains frame the windows.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the first floor, the front parlor, with its wooden wainscoting and classical door frames, is more elegant after conservation restored small details in the decorative moldings.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times