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[ weyn-skoh-ting, -skot-ing, -skuh-ting ] / ˈweɪn skoʊ tɪŋ, -skɒt ɪŋ, -skə tɪŋ /
nounpaneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted. wainscots collectively. Also especially British, wain·scot·ting [weyn-skuh-ting, -skot-ing]. /ˈweɪn skə tɪŋ, -skɒt ɪŋ/. Origin of wainscotingFirst recorded in 1570–80; wainscot + -ing1 Words nearby wainscotingwailsome, Wailuku, wain, wainscot, wainscot chair, wainscoting, wainwright, Waipahu, wairsh, wairua, WAIS Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wainscotingFor example, “If you're standing, it's the direction you should look to check out the wainscoting.” Behind the Scenes With the Team That Built Jeopardy's Watson|The Daily Beast|February 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST Having nothing better to do, I looked all about me and saw that the walls were covered with wainscoting. The Wandering Jew, Complete|Eugene Sue A series of painted panels ornaments the upper part of the wainscoting. Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)|William Henry Atherton The rugs, frieze, wainscoting or dado, furniture upholsterings and the curtain borders should be related. Color Value|C. R. Clifford
The body was hidden behind the wainscoting, and his head under the cupboard floor. Scottish Ghost Stories|Elliott O'Donnell It is the background for the furniture, and should be deeper than the dado or wainscoting. Color Value|C. R. Clifford
Words related to wainscotingcovering, stuff, cover, fill, stuffing, wall, padding, filling, wainscoting, quilting, wadding, liner, bushing, sheathing, quilt, overlay, wad, bush, face, reinforce |