Meaning of the word wainscot in English

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wainscot

US /ˈweɪn.skɑːt/

UK /ˈweɪn.skɑːt/

an area of wooden paneling on the lower part of the walls of a room

Example:

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The dining room had elegant oak wainscoting.

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They decided to install new wainscoting in the hallway.

Synonym:

paneling woodwork dado

to line (a wall) with wainscoting

Example:

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They plan to wainscot the entire living room.

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The carpenter was hired to wainscot the old library.

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