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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The new location had white wainscoting and screen doors, like a summer house.
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Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Most insane splurge: Jamie spent a lot of money on the custom millwork, from the cabinetry to the wainscoting, as well as on the new windows and French doors.
—Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 16 Aug. 2024
Contours, for example, can be crisp (wainscoting, baseboards), bulbous (the family room’s faintly postmodern furniture), or swerve-y (the stair’s underseam).
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2024
In addition to teaching viewers how to baste and braise, what to do about root rot, or how to install wainscoting, Mr. Morash’s shows responded to a fundamental human curiosity, one that surges up in childhood and for many people never abates, about how things work.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Most insane splurge: Jamie spent a lot of money on the custom millwork, from the cabinetry to the wainscoting, as well as on the new windows and French doors.
—Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 16 Aug. 2024
Contours, for example, can be crisp (wainscoting, baseboards), bulbous (the family room’s faintly postmodern furniture), or swerve-y (the stair’s underseam).
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2024
In addition to teaching viewers how to baste and braise, what to do about root rot, or how to install wainscoting, Mr. Morash’s shows responded to a fundamental human curiosity, one that surges up in childhood and for many people never abates, about how things work.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 28 June 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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