wainscot
noun
wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
wainscots
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present tense formof wainscot (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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So the last vestige of human life forsook this home, taking to the shelter of the attic; and ripples drove into the fireplaces and frothed at the wainscots.
From Old Kaskaskia by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
They broke all my wainscots, pulled up the flooring, and almost wrecked the house the last time they came; and I don’t suppose they will be less vigilant this time.”
From By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson by W. (William) Rainey
They were well lighted by side windows, and the shelves and wainscots were coloured chiefly in white.
From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
The wainscots were discoloured, the walls oozed, and part of the roof was broken.
From The Quest of the Simple Life by William J. Dawson
Remember that I speak German as if I had been dealing in staves, wainscots, and wall plank in Dantzig.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
