wainscoting
noun
wain·scot·ing
ˈwān-ˌskō-tiŋ 
-ˌskä-
-ˌskä-
-skə-
variants
or wainscotting
1
2
: material used to wainscot a surface
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Its furnishings include sternum-height wooden wainscoting and a Seth Thomas pendulum calendar clock, patented in 1876, which was designed to keep track of the month, date, and day of the week, in addition to the time.
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David Owen, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
According to Mandel, his wife started walking toward a wall, slipped and hit her eye on the wainscoting, and then broke her cheek upon impact with the floor.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 19 June 2024
Savor them at the outdoor tables beside the tropical flora or in the quirky neighboring house, adorned with ratan-like wainscoting and eclectic pan-African paintings.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2024
The new location had white wainscoting and screen doors, like a summer house.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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David Owen, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
According to Mandel, his wife started walking toward a wall, slipped and hit her eye on the wainscoting, and then broke her cheek upon impact with the floor.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 19 June 2024
Savor them at the outdoor tables beside the tropical flora or in the quirky neighboring house, adorned with ratan-like wainscoting and eclectic pan-African paintings.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2024
The new location had white wainscoting and screen doors, like a summer house.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Wainscoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wainscoting. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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wainscoting
noun
wain·scot·ing
variants
or wainscotting
1
: wainscot
2
: material used to line a surface with wainscot
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