wainscot
An area of wooden panelling on the lower part of a room’s wallsAn area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
Meaning
2 sensesAn area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
пане́льpanélʹ
wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
Any of various noctuid moths.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English waynscot, from Middle Low German wagenschot or Middle Dutch waghenscotFrom Middle English waynscot, from Middle Low German wagenschot or Middle Dutch waghenscote, assumed to be from wagen (“wagon”) (from Old Saxon wagan) + schot, meaning “partition, crossbar," which is from or related to skiotan (“to shoot”).
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Forms
plural: wainscotsSynonyms
4 synonyms- wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room:wainscotingwainscotting
- panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall:dado
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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