wainscot

wain·scot  (wnskt, -skt, -skt)

n.

1. A facing or paneling, usually of wood, applied to the walls of a room.

2. The lower part of an interior wall when finished in a material different from that of the upper part.

tr.v. wain·scot·ed or wain·scot·ted, wain·scot·ing or wain·scot·ting, wain·scots

To line or panel (a room or wall) with wainscoting.

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[Middle English, from Middle Dutch waghenscot : perhaps waghen, wagen, wagon (from the quality of wood used for carriagework); see wagon + scot, partition; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]

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wainscot [ˈweɪnskət]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Also called wainscoting, wainscotting a lining applied to the walls of a room, esp one of wood panelling

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the lower part of the walls of a room, esp when finished in a material different from the upper part

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) fine quality oak used as wainscot

vb

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to line (a wall of a room) with a wainscot

[from Middle Low German wagenschot, perhaps from wagen wagon + schot planking, related to German Scheit piece of wood]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wainscot - panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall dado panel - sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
	2.	wainscot - wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room wainscoting, wainscotting panel - sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something

Translations

wainscot [ˈweɪnskət] wainscotting [ˈweɪnskətɪŋ] N → revestimiento m (de la pared)

wainscot

n no pl → Täfelung f