Baseboard
Also called mopboard, skirt. a board forming the foot of an interior wall.
a board forming the base of anything.
Contemporary Examples
Other features include True Radiant, which compensates for the longer time it takes for baseboard systems to adjust temperatures.
How the Nest Thermostat Could Save the Planet Daniel Gross July 24, 2013
Historical Examples
Even an old house can be equipped with ceiling, wall and baseboard outlets with but little expense or inconvenience to you.
Fowler’s Household Helps A. L. Fowler
The walls of the room have a 3-inch baseboard, but no wainscotting.
The Fairfax County Courthouse Ross D. Netherton
A baseboard outlet should be available for small portable lamps which may be used upon the bureau or for electric heating devices.
Artificial Light M. Luckiesh
They crept along slowly, their wagons loaded from baseboard to roof.
Historic Adventures Rupert S. Holland
A crack between flooring and baseboard may be the air leak that has caused the trouble.
If You’re Going to Live in the Country Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley
The slot in the small end of the baseboard is for the film to pass through.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 Various
Great care was taken to place the hairs at exactly the same height above the baseboard.
The Scientific American Boy A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
The parts for the gongs and electrical apparatus are supported on a baseboard, 3/4 in.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 Various
The metal forming the lamp house is fastened on a baseboard, cut to snugly fit on the inside.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 Various
noun
a board functioning as the base of anything
(US & Canadian) Also called skirting board. a skirting made of wood
n.
1854, from base (n.) + board (n.1).
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of humble parentage. born out of wedlock; illegitimate. having a base character or nature; mean. Historical Examples For they honor money; and the noble weds the baseborn, and the base the highborn; wealth has mixed the race. Greek Women Mitchell Carroll baseborn—guilty-born—attainted by my father’s crimes, I am unworthy your love or a place in […]
- Base box
a unit used in the sale of tin plate, equal to the total area of 112 sheets each measuring 14 by 20 inches (35 by 50 cm), or 31,360 square inches (196,000 sq. cm).
- Base bullion
smelted lead containing impurities, as gold, silver, or zinc, that are later removed. Historical Examples It was obvious that the ingot was base bullion, and on the face of the affair there was clear proof that the Tartar had sold it. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China Evariste Regis Huc The ingot was handed round, […]
- Baseburner
a stove or furnace with a self-acting fuel hopper over the fire chamber. noun (US) a stove into which coal is automatically fed from a hopper above the fire chamber
- Base camp
a main encampment providing supplies, shelter, and communications for persons engaged in wide-ranging activities, as exploring, reconnaissance, hunting, or mountain climbing. Contemporary Examples These headlamps, Sher realized, belonged to a team of Sherpa descending to base camp. Death on Killer Mountain Amanda Padoan July 5, 2013 Graduating from college was like getting to base camp […]