| 单词 | wainscot |
| 释义 | wainscot[ weyn-skuht, -skot, -skoht ] / ˈweɪn skət, -skɒt, -skoʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wainscot ON THESAURUS.COM nounwood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls. the lining itself, especially as covering the lower portion of a wall. a dado, especially of wood, lining an interior wall. British. oak of superior quality and cut, imported from the Baltic countries for fine woodwork. verb (used with object), wain·scot·ed, wain·scot·ing or (especially British) wain·scot·ted, wain·scot·ting.to line the walls of (a room, hallway, etc.) with or as if with woodwork: a room wainscoted in oak. Origin of wainscot1325–75; Middle English <Middle Low German or Middle Dutch wagenschot, equivalent to wagenwain + schot (< ?) OTHER WORDS FROM wainscotun·wain·scot·ed, adjectiveun·wain·scot·ted, adjectiveWords nearby wainscotWailing Wall, wail like a banshee, wailsome, Wailuku, wain, wainscot, wainscot chair, wainscoting, wainwright, Waipahu, wairsh Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wainscotBritish Dictionary definitions for wainscotwainscot / (ˈweɪnskət) / nounAlso called: wainscoting, wainscotting a lining applied to the walls of a room, esp one of wood panelling the lower part of the walls of a room, esp when finished in a material different from the upper part fine quality oak used as wainscot verb(tr) to line (a wall of a room) with a wainscot Word Origin for wainscotC14: from Middle Low German wagenschot, perhaps from wagen wagon + schot planking, related to German Scheit piece of wood Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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