wainscot oak
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wainscot — /wayn skeuht, skot, skoht/, n., v., wainscoted, wainscoting or (esp. Brit.) wainscotted, wainscotting. n. 1. wood, esp. oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls. 2. the lining itself, esp. as covering the lower portion… … Universalium
wainscot — (n.) mid 14c., imported oak of superior quality, probably from M.Du. or M.Flem. waghenscote superior quality oak wood, board used for paneling (though neither of these is attested as early as the English word), related to M.L.G. wagenschot (late… … Etymology dictionary
wainscot — [wān′skät΄, wān′skət] n. [ME waynescote < MDu wagenschot, wainscot, as if < wagen (see WAIN), but prob. < base akin to OS weg, OE wag, wall, orig. woven work (< IE base * wei > WITHE) + schot, a board, pale, prob. < or akin to… … English World dictionary
wainscot chair — Eng. Furniture. an armchair of the 17th century, made of oak and having a solid paneled back. * * * ▪ furniture also called panel chair or joined chair chair, usually made of oak, and named for the fine grade of oak usually used for… … Universalium
wainscot chair — noun : a very early Colonial heavy oak chair of framed construction with solid panels in back and seat and sometimes turned posts and carved back * * * Eng. Furniture. an armchair of the 17th century, made of oak and having a solid paneled back.… … Useful english dictionary
wainscot — /ˈweɪnskət / (say waynskuht), / koʊt/ (say koht) noun 1. oak or other wood, usually in panels, serving to line the walls of a room, etc. 2. a dado, or a facing of any material on interior walls, etc. 3. the lower portion of a wall surfaced in a… …
wainscot — [14] Wainscot was borrowed from Middle Low German wagenschot. It is not altogether clear what the origins of this were, but the generally accepted theory is that it is a compound of wagen ‘waggon’ and schot ‘planks, boards’, and that it therefore … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
wainscot — [14] Wainscot was borrowed from Middle Low German wagenschot. It is not altogether clear what the origins of this were, but the generally accepted theory is that it is a compound of wagen ‘waggon’ and schot ‘planks, boards’, and that it therefore … Word origins
wainscot — n. & v. n. 1 boarding or wooden panelling on the lower part of a room wall. 2 Brit. hist. imported oak of fine quality. v.tr. (wainscoted, wainscoting) line with wainscot. Etymology: ME f. MLG wagenschot, app. f. wagen WAGON + schot of uncert.… … Useful english dictionary
wainscot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch wagenschot, probably from wagen wagon + schot shot, crossbar Date: 14th century 1. British a fine grade of oak imported for woodwork 2. a. (1) a usually paneled wooden lining of an interior… … New Collegiate Dictionary
