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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wain•scot /ˈweɪnskət, -skɑt, -skoʊt/USA pronunciation n., v., -scot•ed, -scot•ing or (esp. Brit.) -scot•ted, -scot•ting. n. [uncountable] - Architecturea paneling or covering of wood on an inside wall, often only the lower portion.
v. [~ + object] - Buildingto panel with wainscot.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wain•scot (wān′skət, -skot, -skōt),USA pronunciation n., v., -scot•ed, -scot•ing or (esp. Brit.) -scot•ted, -scot•ting. n. - Building, Architecturewood, esp. oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
- Building, Architecturethe lining itself, esp. as covering the lower portion of a wall.
- Architecture, Buildinga dado, esp. of wood, lining an interior wall.
- Building, British Terms[Brit.]oak of superior quality and cut, imported from the Baltic countries for fine woodwork.
v.t. - Buildingto line the walls of (a room, hallway, etc.) with or as if with woodwork:a room wainscoted in oak.
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- Middle Low German or Middle Dutch wagenschot, equivalent. to wagen wain + schot (
- Middle English 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wainscot /ˈweɪnskət/ n - Also called: wainscoting, wainscotting a lining applied to the walls of a room, esp one of wood panelling
- the lower part of the walls of a room, esp when finished in a material different from the upper part
- fine quality oak used as wainscot
vb - (transitive) to line (a wall of a room) with a wainscot
Etymology: 14th Century: from Middle Low German wagenschot, perhaps from wagen wagon + schot planking, related to German Scheit piece of wood |