wainscoting

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wainscoting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Wainscoting \Wain"scot*ing\, n.
     1. The act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in
        panel.
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     2. The material used to wainscot a house, or the wainscot as
        a whole; panelwork.
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  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.
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           Music soundeth better in chambers wainscoted than
           hanged.                                  --Bacon.
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           The other is wainscoted with looking-glass. --Addison.
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wainscoting - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  wainscoting
      n 1: a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) [syn:
           wainscoting, wainscotting]
      2: wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
         [syn: wainscot, wainscoting, wainscotting]