Dictionary definitions
- Enter a word for the dictionary definition.
wainscoting
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wainscot \Wain"scot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wainscoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wainscoting.] To line with boards or panelwork, or as if with panelwork; as, to wainscot a hall. [1913 Webster] Music soundeth better in chambers wainscoted than hanged. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] The other is wainscoted with looking-glass. --Addison. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wainscoting \Wain"scot*ing\, n.
1. The act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in
panel.
[1913 Webster]
2. The material used to wainscot a house, or the wainscot as
a whole; panelwork.
[1913 Webster]
