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WAINSCOTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wainscoting mean? 

WAINSCOTING (noun)
  The noun WAINSCOTING has 2 senses:

1. a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)play

2. wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a roomplay

  Familiarity information: WAINSCOTING used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WAINSCOTING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

wainscoting; wainscotting

Hypernyms ("wainscoting" 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 ("wainscoting" is a kind of...):

panel (sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something)


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