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A board situated at or forming a base; spec. (chiefly U.S. and Canadian) = skirting board, n.

(a) = skirting board, n.; (b) a board to iron skirts on.

The narrow board placed round the wall of a room, etc., close to the floor.

Part of a structure. Architecture. The plinth and mouldings which form the slightly projecting part at the bottom of the wall of a room.

Carpentry. The narrow boarding, edging of slate or cement, etc., placed vertically along the base of the wall of a room, or other place in a…

A board round the walls of a room with its edge resting on the floor; a skirting board. dialect.