wainscot

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wainscot

/ˈweɪnskət/ UK
/ˈweɪnskɒt/ UK
/ˈweɪnskoʊt/ US
/ˈweɪnskɑt/ US
/ˈwæɪnskɔt/ New Zealand
/ˈwɛnskət/ obsolete

Where it comes from

From Middle English waynscot, from Middle Low German wagenschot or Middle Dutch waghenscote, assumed to be from wagen (“wagon”) (from Old Saxon wagan) + schot, meaning “partition, crossbar," which is from or related to skiotan (“to shoot”).

noun wainscots

An area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls. […] this fellow will but join you together as they join wainscot; then one of you will prove a shrunk panel, and like green timber, warp, warp.
Any of various noctuid moths.

Similar: panelling

verb wainscots · wainscoting · wainscotting · wainscoted · wainscotted

To decorate a wall with a wainscot.

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Similar: panelling

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noun an area of wooden panelling on the lower part of a room's walls

Español	arrimadero
Русский	пане́ль panélʹ

verb to decorate a wall with a wainscot

العربية	خَشَّبَ ḵaššaba

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@misc{wainscot_2026,
  title = {wainscot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wainscot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}