Definitions for wainscot

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wainscot wain·scot

Spelling: [weyn-skuh t, -skot, -skoht]

IPA: /ˈweɪn skət, -skɒt, -skoʊt/

Wainscot is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 383 anagrams from letters in wainscot (acinostw).

Definitions for wainscot

noun

1. wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
2. the lining itself, especially as covering the lower portion of a wall.
3. a dado, especially of wood, lining an interior wall.
4. British. oak of superior quality and cut, imported from the Baltic countries for fine woodwork.

verb (used with object)

1. to line the walls of (a room, hallway, etc.) with or as if with woodwork:

Origin of wainscot

1325-75; Middle English Middle Low German or Middle Dutch wagenschot, equivalent to wagen wain + schot (

Examples for wainscot

Wet the wainscot all over with a brush dipped in the mixture, and when dry, rub it bright: this will give it a fine gloss.

The carpet was of a biscuit colour and covered the room flush to the wainscot.

If he should come to wed my daughter after pinning me to the wainscot of my own hall may I be for ever damned.

If open, I walked round and round the room, brushing the wainscot with my tail.

The wrench upon it had already pulled the bodkin from the wainscot.

In the wainscot of the room a deathwatch ticked its doleful omen.

When my grandfather died I had the wainscot door cemented in.

Then opening a door in the wainscot near the fireplace he flung it in.

She remained standing, leaning with her shoulder against the wainscot.

And with a crayon he made drawings on the wainscot of the room.