wain|scot

wain|scot
wain|scot «WAYN skuht, -skot», noun, verb, -scot|ed, -scot|ing or -scot|ted, -scot|ting.
–n.
1. a lining of wood on the walls of a room. A wainscot usually has panels.
2. the lower part of the wall of a room when it is decorated differently from the upper part; dado.
3. a) a straight-grained white oak of very good quality, such as was originally imported into England from Russia, Germany, and Holland, used especially for paneling rooms. b) a board or piece of this.
–v.t.
to line (the walls of a room), especially with wood: »

a room wainscoted in oak.

╂[perhaps < Middle Dutch or Middle Flemish waghenscote < waghen wagon + scote partition]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • wain|scot|ting — «WAYN skuh tihng, skot ihng», noun. = wainscoting. (Cf. ↑wainscoting) …   Useful english dictionary

  • wain·scot·ing — /ˈweınˌskɑːtıŋ/ noun [noncount] 1 US : wooden panels that cover the lower part of the walls of a room 2 Brit, old fashioned : ↑baseboard …   Useful english dictionary

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  • wain — cord·wain; cord·wain·er; cord·wain·ery; wain; wain·age; wain·man; wain·scot·ing; wain·scot; wain·scot·ting; …   English syllables

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  • wainscoting — wain•scot•ing [[t]ˈweɪn skoʊ tɪŋ, skɒt ɪŋ, skə tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) bui archit. brit. paneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted 2) bui archit. brit. wainscots collectively Also, esp. brit. wain′scot•ting. Etymology: 1570–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • wainscot — wain|scot [ˈweınskət, skɔt US skət, ska:t] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Dutch; Origin: wagenschot wagon board ] BrE old fashioned a ↑skirting board American Equivalent: baseboard …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wainscot — wain|scot [ weınskət, weın,skat ] noun count the bottom part of the walls in a room, especially when it is covered with wood …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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