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wainscot

wain·scot
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [weyn-skuh t, -skot, -skoht]
    • /ˈweɪn skət, -skɒt, -skoʊt/
    • /ˈweɪn.skət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [weyn-skuh t, -skot, -skoht]
    • /ˈweɪn skət, -skɒt, -skoʊt/

Definitions of wainscot word

  • noun wainscot wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls. 1
  • noun wainscot the lining itself, especially as covering the lower portion of a wall. 1
  • noun wainscot a dado, especially of wood, lining an interior wall. 1
  • noun wainscot British. oak of superior quality and cut, imported from the Baltic countries for fine woodwork. 1
  • verb with object wainscot to line the walls of (a room, hallway, etc.) with or as if with woodwork: a room wainscoted in oak. 1
  • noun wainscot An area of wooden paneling on the lower part of the walls of a room. 1

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Origin of wainscot

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Middle Low German or Middle Dutch wagenschot, equivalent to wagen wain + schot (< ?)

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Parts of speech for Wainscot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wainscot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for wainscot

noun wainscot

  • panelling — wood or other material made into panels.
  • paneling — a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
  • wainscoting — wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
  • cladding — Cladding is a covering of tiles, wooden boards, or other material that is fixed to the outside of a building to protect it against bad weather or to make it look more attractive.
  • lining — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.

verb wainscot

  • cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
  • fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
  • stuff — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
  • bush — A bush is a large plant which is smaller than a tree and has a lot of branches.
  • encrust — Cover (something) with a hard surface layer.

Antonyms for wainscot

verb wainscot

  • strip — to cut, tear, or form into strips.

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