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wainscotting

wain·scot
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Transcription

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

Definitions of wainscotting word

  • noun wainscotting paneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted. 1
  • noun wainscotting wainscots collectively. 1
  • verb with object wainscotting to line the walls of (a room, hallway, etc.) with or as if with woodwork: a room wainscoted in oak. 1
  • noun wainscotting Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls. 1
  • noun wainscotting Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls. 0
  • verb wainscotting present participle of wainscot. 0
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Origin of wainscotting

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 Wainscotting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Wainscotting

wainscotting 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".

wainscotting usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with wainscotting

  • how to install wainscotting?

Related words

  • wainscot

    wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
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