wainscot

views updated May 29 2018

wain·scot / ˈwānˌskōt; -skət; -ˌskät/ • n. [in sing.] an area of wooden paneling on the lower part of the walls of a room. ∎ Brit., hist. imported oak of fine quality, used mainly to make paneling.• v. (-scot·ed, -scot·ing or -scot·ted, -scot·ting) [tr.] line (a room or wall) with wooden paneling.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

wainscoting

views updated May 23 2018

wain·scot·ing / ˈwānˌskōting; -ˌskä-/ (also wain·scot·ting) • n. wooden paneling that lines the lower part of the walls of a room. ∎ material for such paneling.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

wainscot

views updated May 17 2018

wainscot.
1. Fine oak panel-work for walls.

2. Timber dado (USA).

3. Panelled box-pews.

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL

wainscot

views updated Jun 11 2018

wainscot superior oak boarding imported from the Continent XIV; panelling of wood XVI. — MLG. wagenschot, presumably f. wagen WAGGON + schot (?) boarding planking.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD