Baseboard

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Baseboard \Base"board\, n. (Arch.)
     A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room
     and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the
     plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard,
     and scrubboard.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  baseboard
       n : a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor
           [syn: {mopboard}, {skirting board}]