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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Cooke’s friends donated a truckload of 2-by-3s, and he made the wainscotting out of wood from an old fence.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
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
He had, however, obtained an order authorizing him thoroughly to search the house, and to take down any wainscotting, and to pull up any floors that might appear likely to conceal a hiding-place.
From One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
