wainscot

noun

wain·scot | \ ˈwān-skət

How to pronounce wainscot (audio)

, -ˌskōt, -ˌskät

How to pronounce wainscot (audio)

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Definition of wainscot

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 British : a fine grade of oak imported for woodwork

2a(1) : a usually paneled wooden lining of an interior wall

(2) : a lining of an interior wall irrespective of material

b : the lower three or four feet (about one meter) of an interior wall when finished differently from the remainder of the wall

wainscot

verb

wainscoted or wainscotted; wainscoting or wainscotting

Definition of wainscot (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to line with or as if with boards or paneling

Examples of wainscot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The dining room is formal and 17 feet long with a crystal chandelier and more wainscot. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, "Location of lavish $2.2M Birmingham home is a big selling point," 19 Dec. 2020 Be sure the wainscot rectangles mimic the same width as those on the bench cabinet if possible. — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, "Here's How to Build a Banquette for a Cozy Nook," 10 July 2020 Finish top of the wainscot rectangle with the window sill trim material or the 1x2 lumbar (measured, cut, and nailed in place). — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, "Here's How to Build a Banquette for a Cozy Nook," 10 July 2020 Among the four second-floor bedrooms is an enormous master with a fireplace, a walk-in closet with organizers and an en suite bathroom with a bead-board wainscot and partitions, and a soaking tub with a shower head. — Julie Lasky, New York Times, "$825,000 Homes in New Jersey, New Mexico and Wyoming," 6 May 2020 Rooms are lavishly trimmed with wainscot and molding. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, "$2.8M Bloomfield Township mansion is dramatic, inside and out," 25 Jan. 2020 Past this space is a tiled mudroom with a wood wainscot and a rear exterior door. — Julie Lasky, New York Times, "$550,000 Homes in New Jersey, Maine and Tennessee," 5 Feb. 2020 Open the pocket doors to the dining room, where under the box-beam ceiling are picture rails and wainscot. — oregonlive, "Modest Mouse Isaac Brock’s Portland house since ‘Float On’ debuted is for sale at $1.3 million," 22 Jan. 2020 The room is so thoroughly trimmed with crown molding, wainscot, box molding and more that no space is left unadorned. — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, "$1.18M Grosse Pointe mansion is original down to its fridge that takes up a wall," 18 Jan. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Like a modern version of wainscoting, blue-gray paint covers the lower half of the hallway walls and doors, lining up with the base of the wall-mount bookshelves. — Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, "Relaxing Shades of Blue Update This 1916 Home for an Atlanta Restaurant Duo," 24 Apr. 2020 White wainscoting panels carry throughout the guest area. — Mary Wakeford, azcentral, "From foreclosure to fabulous. Take a look at this Peoria home," 9 Jan. 2020 Past a grey façade of stucco and concrete, the traditional-style home opens to 4,314 square feet of formal living spaces with dark hardwood floors, coffered ceilings and wainscoting. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, "Crocs creator Scott Seamans sells in Newport Beach," 8 Oct. 2019 Replete with exterior walls, a functioning lime-green kitchen, a dining room with a table and a soda siphon, a living room with a fireplace and hardwood floors, wainscoting and whatnot. — chicagotribune.com, "12 recommended Chicago shows to see right now," 11 Oct. 2019 Past a grey façade of stucco and concrete, the traditional-style home opens to 4,314 square feet of formal living spaces with dark hardwood floors, coffered ceilings and wainscoting. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, "Crocs creator Scott Seamans sells in Newport Beach," 8 Oct. 2019 Replete with exterior walls, a functioning lime-green kitchen, a dining room with a table and a soda siphon, a living room with a fireplace and hardwood floors, wainscoting and whatnot. — chicagotribune.com, "12 recommended Chicago shows to see right now," 11 Oct. 2019 Replete with exterior walls, a functioning lime-green kitchen, a dining room with a table and a soda siphon, a living room with a fireplace and hardwood floors, wainscoting and whatnot. — chicagotribune.com, "12 recommended Chicago shows to see right now," 11 Oct. 2019 Past a grey façade of stucco and concrete, the traditional-style home opens to 4,314 square feet of formal living spaces with dark hardwood floors, coffered ceilings and wainscoting. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, "Crocs creator Scott Seamans sells in Newport Beach," 8 Oct. 2019

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wainscot

noun

wain·scot | \ ˈwān-skət

, -ˌskōt, -ˌskät \

Kids Definition of wainscot

: the bottom part of an inside wall especially when made of material different from the rest

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