Wainscot Definition

wānskət, -skŏt, -skōt

wainscoted, wainscoting, wainscots, wainscotted, wainscotting

noun

wainscots

A lining or paneling, usually of wood, on the walls of a room; now, usually, a wood paneling on the lower part of the walls only.

Webster's New World

The lower part of the walls of a room when finished differently from the upper part.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

verb

wainscoted, wainscoting

To line (a wall or room) with wainscot.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Wainscot

Singular:

wainscot

Plural:

Middle English from Middle Dutch waghenscot perhaps waghen, wagen wagon (from the quality of wood used for carriagework) wagon scot partition skeud- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle Low German wagenschot, assumed to be from wagen (“wagon") + schot, believed to mean “partition".

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