knotty pine
noun
: pine wood that has a decorative distribution of knots and is used especially for interior finish
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The supper club decor spectrum ranges from white-table cloth joints like Five O’Clock Steakhouse to Blink Bonnie, where the bar is knotty pine and the walls are filled with taxidermy. 
Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 The floors were hardwood, the walls decorated with rifles, knotty pine wood, a cross, pro-gun signs and American flags, including one that had the Pledge of Allegiance printed on it. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 14 July 2022 In the ’80s basements of our middle-class neighborhood, the only sight more common than knotty pine paneling and an open Doritos bag was a TV playing the latest release on a VCR. Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022 In the context of the knotty pine floor, the Caesarstone-quartz island, urban in its blockiness and concrete-like finish, reads like country bluestone thanks in part to its intentional imperfections. Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2021 The classic beach house, built in 1953, has knotty pine woodworking, a gas fireplace, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. oregonlive, 11 Oct. 2021 The cars are boxy, the coats are sheepskin, the lapels are yawning, the potatoes are served in a cream sauce, and the rec rooms are paneled in knotty pine. Molly Young, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021 Arnold Berke is still scratching his head over a note penciled on some knotty pine paneling in the basement of his former house in Tenleytown. Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021 Old barns, pottery collections, knotty pine kitchens and patchwork quilts fill the pages, highlighting real homes furnished over many decades. Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2021 See More
Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 The floors were hardwood, the walls decorated with rifles, knotty pine wood, a cross, pro-gun signs and American flags, including one that had the Pledge of Allegiance printed on it. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 14 July 2022 In the ’80s basements of our middle-class neighborhood, the only sight more common than knotty pine paneling and an open Doritos bag was a TV playing the latest release on a VCR. Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022 In the context of the knotty pine floor, the Caesarstone-quartz island, urban in its blockiness and concrete-like finish, reads like country bluestone thanks in part to its intentional imperfections. Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2021 The classic beach house, built in 1953, has knotty pine woodworking, a gas fireplace, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. oregonlive, 11 Oct. 2021 The cars are boxy, the coats are sheepskin, the lapels are yawning, the potatoes are served in a cream sauce, and the rec rooms are paneled in knotty pine. Molly Young, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021 Arnold Berke is still scratching his head over a note penciled on some knotty pine paneling in the basement of his former house in Tenleytown. Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021 Old barns, pottery collections, knotty pine kitchens and patchwork quilts fill the pages, highlighting real homes furnished over many decades. Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1898, in the meaning defined above