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wainscoting
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun wainscoting has 2 senses
- wainscoting(n = noun.artifact) wainscotting - a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively); Array is a kind of wall
- wainscoting(n = noun.artifact) wainscot, wainscotting - wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room; Array is a kind of panel
CIDE DICTIONARY
wainscoting, n.
- The act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in panel. [1913 Webster]
- The material used to wainscot a house, or the wainscot as a whole; panelwork. [1913 Webster]
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