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Wainscot


WAINSCOT, noun In building, timber-work serving to line the walls of a room, being made in panels.

WAINSCOT, verb transitive

1. To line with boards; as, to wainscot a hall.

Music sounds better in chambers wainscoted than hanged.

2. To line with different materials.

The other is wainscoted with looking-glass.