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Complete Definition of "wainscotting"

English

Alternative spellings
wainscoting

Pronunciation
RP IPA|/�weɪnsk�tɪ�/

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. wooden|Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room�s walls.

Synonyms
wainscot italbrac|countable

Verb
wainscotting

  1. present participle of|wainscot|lang=English

Quotations

  1. Nounal sense:

#*1939, w:Raymond Chandler|Raymond Chandler, w:The Big Sleep|The Big Sleep
#*:The giggles got louder and ran around the corners of the room like rats behind the wainscotting.

io:wainscotting
zh:wainscotting

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