wainscoting
noun
paneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted.
wainscotting
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a variation of
wainscoting.
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present participleof wainscot.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
wainscotnounwood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
Example Sentences
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Now, chair rails, booths, wainscotting and window panes shine, restored to their original glory much like when Gus Carlson first built the hotel more than 100 years ago.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2021
They fixed up the twenty-six-seat dining room, putting in wainscotting and a bar made from a farmhouse floor.
From The New Yorker ● May 20, 2019
They might be in the wainscotting, but they’re putting it out there.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2014
We are – and you brought us out of the wainscotting like so many freaky old bastards.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2013
Upon removing a portion of the modern wainscotting in the main reception room, there was discovered an ancient fireplace, made of roughly hewn blocks of granite.
From Famous Firesides of French Canada by Mary Wilson Alloway
