Wainscoting

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

wainscoting
    n 1: a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively) [syn:
         {wainscoting}, {wainscotting}]
    2: wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
       [syn: {wainscot}, {wainscoting}, {wainscotting}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Wainscoting \Wain"scot*ing\, n.
   1. The act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in
      panel.
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   2. The material used to wainscot a house, or the wainscot as
      a whole; panelwork.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Wainscot \Wain"scot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wainscoted}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Wainscoting}.]
   To line with boards or panelwork, or as if with panelwork;
   as, to wainscot a hall.
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         Music soundeth better in chambers wainscoted than
         hanged.                                  --Bacon.
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         The other is wainscoted with looking-glass. --Addison.
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