wainscotting

English

Alternative forms

• wainscoting

Etymology

wainscot +‎ -ing. Attested since at least the 17th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/

Noun

wainscotting (usually uncountable, plural wainscottings)

1. Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
   • 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep

     The giggles got louder and ran around the corners of the room like rats behind the wainscotting.

Synonyms

• wainscot (countable)

Translations

Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls

• Dutch: lambrisering (nl) f
• French: lambris (fr) m
• German: Fußbodenleiste f, Lambris (de) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: lambéria (hu)
• Russian: стенные панели
• Spanish: revestimiento (es) m
• Telugu: బల్లకూర్పు (te) (ballakūrpu)

Verb

wainscotting

1. present participle of wainscot