Wainscoting

3 definitions found

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

  Wainscoting \Wain"scot*ing\, n.
     1. The act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in
        panel.
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     2. The material used to wainscot a house, or the wainscot as


        a whole; panelwork.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wainscot \Wain"scot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wainscoted}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Wainscoting}.]
     To line with boards or panelwork, or as if with panelwork;
     as, to wainscot a hall.
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           Music soundeth better in chambers wainscoted than
           hanged.                                  --Bacon.
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           The other is wainscoted with looking-glass. --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wainscoting
       n 1: a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) [syn: {wainscotting}]
       2: wooden panel used to line the walls of a room [syn: {wainscot},
           {wainscotting}]