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wainscot
(wān′skät′, -skət)
noun
- a wood lining or paneling on the walls of a room; sometimes, specif., such a paneling on the lower part of the walls only
- the lower part of the walls of a room when having a finish different from the upper
- any applied finish, as tile, linoleum, etc., on a wall
- Brit. a fine imported oak used for interior paneling
Origin: ME waynescote < MDu wagenschot, wainscot, as if < wagen (see wain), but prob. < base akin to OS weg, OE wag, wall, orig. woven work (< IE base *wei- > withe) + schot, a board, pale, prob. < or akin to Frank *skot-, a sprout: for IE base see shoot
transitive verb wainscoted or wainscotted, wainscoting or wainscotting
to line (a wall, etc.) with wainscoting
See wainscot in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A facing or paneling, usually of wood, applied to the walls of a room.
- The lower part of an interior wall when finished in a material different from that of the upper part.
To line or panel (a room or wall) with wainscoting.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Middle Dutch waghenscot
Origin: : perhaps waghen, wagen, wagon (from the quality of wood used for carriagework); see Wagon
Origin: + scot, partition; see skeud- in Indo-European roots
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