Wainscot


noun
1.
wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
2.
the lining itself, especially as covering the lower portion of a wall.
3.
a dado, especially of wood, lining an interior wall.
4.
British. oak of superior quality and cut, imported from the Baltic countries for fine woodwork.
verb (used with object), wainscoted, wainscoting or (especially British) wainscotted, wainscotting.
5.
to line the walls of (a room, hallway, etc.) with or as if with woodwork:
a room wainscoted in oak.
noun
1.
Also called wainscoting, wainscotting. a lining applied to the walls of a room, esp one of wood panelling
2.
the lower part of the walls of a room, esp when finished in a material different from the upper part
3.
fine quality oak used as wainscot
verb
4.
(transitive) to line (a wall of a room) with a wainscot

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