wainscoting

noun

wain·​scot·​ing ˈwān-ˌskō-tiŋ  -ˌskä- 

-skə-

variants or wainscotting

1

: wainscot sense 2

2

: material used to wainscot a surface

Examples of wainscoting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

wainscoting

noun

wain·​scot·​ing

variants or wainscotting

ˈwān-ˌskōt-iŋ  -ˌskät- 

-skət-

1

: wainscot

2

: material used to line a surface with wainscot