wainscoting

noun

wain·​scot·​ing ˈwān-ˌskō-tiŋ How to pronounce wainscoting (audio) -ˌskä- How to pronounce wainscoting (audio)
-skə-
variants or wainscotting
1
2
: material used to wainscot a surface

Examples of wainscoting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Savor them at the outdoor tables beside the tropical flora or in the quirky neighboring house, adorned with ratan-like wainscoting and eclectic pan-African paintings. Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2024 The new location had white wainscoting and screen doors, like a summer house. Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 Most insane splurge: Jamie spent a lot of money on the custom millwork, from the cabinetry to the wainscoting, as well as on the new windows and French doors. Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 16 Aug. 2024 Contours, for example, can be crisp (wainscoting, baseboards), bulbous (the family room’s faintly postmodern furniture), or swerve-y (the stair’s underseam). Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for wainscoting 

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Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wainscoting was in 1580

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“Wainscoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wainscoting. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

wainscoting

noun
wain·​scot·​ing
variants or wainscotting
1
2
: material used to line a surface with wainscot
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