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
Origin of Wainscot
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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
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From Middle Low German wagenschot, assumed to be from wagen (“wagon") + schot, believed to mean “partition".
From Wiktionary
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