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WAINSCOTTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wainscotting mean?
• WAINSCOTTING (noun)
The noun WAINSCOTTING has 2 senses:
1. a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
2. wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
Familiarity information: WAINSCOTTING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
wainscoting; wainscotting
Hypernyms ("wainscotting" is a kind of...):
wall (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
wainscot; wainscoting; wainscotting
Hypernyms ("wainscotting" is a kind of...):
panel (sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something)
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