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wainscoting

[ weyn-skoh-ting, -skot-ing, -skuh-ting ]

noun

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


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wainscoting1

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

Named for its historic 1920s chateau-esque building, Castle is a treasure box of prewar charm: lattice windows, crown molding, wainscoting, Art Deco tile.

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In his own bathroom, Nickey limited himself to papering the top part of the wall, above the tiled wainscoting.

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And instead of recessed wall niches, she added shallow, surface-mounted bookshelves over the room’s wainscoting and wallpaper.

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In one arresting work, attic wainscoting is a series of vertical black rectangles lined up one after the next against grayed ground.

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Three bedrooms, three baths, original flooring, wainscoting, bookshelves and other built-ins, mammoth stone fireplace and other architectural details.

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