wainscotting

wainscotting
noun /ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/
Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.

The giggles got louder and ran around the corners of the room like rats behind the wainscotting.


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  • wainscotting — wain·scot || weɪnskÉ™t n. wood panel or lining on the walls of room; design or covering that only decorates the bottom half of a wall v. cover walls of room with wooden panels, cover with decorative panels …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • wainscot — ► NOUN ▪ an area of wooden panelling on the lower part of the walls of a room. ► VERB (wainscoted, wainscoting or wainscotted, wainscotting) ▪ line (a room or wall) with wooden panelling. DERIVATIVES wainscoting (also …   English terms dictionary

  • wainscoting — wainscot ► NOUN ▪ an area of wooden panelling on the lower part of the walls of a room. ► VERB (wainscoted, wainscoting or wainscotted, wainscotting) ▪ line (a room or wall) with wooden panelling. DERIVATIVES wainscoting (also …   English terms dictionary

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