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wainscoting

wain·scot·ing
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [weyn-skoh-ting, -skot-ing, -skuh-ting]
    • /ˈweɪn skoʊ tɪŋ, -skɒt ɪŋ, -skə tɪŋ/
    • /ˈweɪn.skət.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [weyn-skoh-ting, -skot-ing, -skuh-ting]
    • /ˈweɪn skoʊ tɪŋ, -skɒt ɪŋ, -skə tɪŋ/

Definitions of wainscoting word

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

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Origin of wainscoting

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; wainscot + -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Wainscoting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wainscoting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the 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 wainscoting

noun wainscoting

  • interlining — something that is written or inserted between lines of writing or print.
  • covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
  • bushing — an adaptor having ends of unequal diameters, often with internal screw threads, used to connect pipes of different sizes
  • filling — a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire: to eat one's fill.
  • liner — something serving as a lining.

verb wainscoting

  • 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 wainscoting

verb wainscoting

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

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