English Dictionary: wainscoting | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for wainscoting | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wainscot \Wain"scot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wainscoted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wainscoting}.] To line with boards or panelwork, or as if with panelwork; as, to wainscot a hall. Music soundeth better in chambers wainscoted than hanged. --Bacon. The other is wainscoted with looking-glass. --Addison. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wainscoting \Wain"scot*ing\, n. 1. The act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in panel. 2. The material used to wainscot a house, or the wainscot as a whole; panelwork. |