wainscoting
[ weyn-skoh-ting, -skot-ing, -skuh-ting ]
noun
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/.
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How to use wainscoting in a sentence
They accordingly returned to the corridor, where they set to work once more to over-haul the wainscotting.
The Childerbridge Mystery | Guy BoothbyEvery panel of the wainscotting seemed as hollow as its fellow—each projection as firmly secured.
The Childerbridge Mystery | Guy BoothbyAbove the wainscotting, the walls and ceiling are finished in plain plaster with walls painted mauve and the ceiling white.
The Fairfax County Courthouse | Ross D. NethertonSolid-panelled free-standing wainscotting is set along the back of the rearmost bench.
The Fairfax County Courthouse | Ross D. NethertonAlong the walls of the foyer, panelled wainscotting, painted white, is installed.
The Fairfax County Courthouse | Ross D. Netherton
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