wainscot

n.

1. A facing or paneling, usually of wood, applied to the walls of a room.
2. The lower part of an interior wall when finished in a material different from that of the upper part.

tr.v., -scot·ed, or -scot·ted, -scot·ing, or -scot·ting, -scots, or -scots.
To line or panel (a room or wall) with wainscoting.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch waghenscot : perhaps waghen, wagen, wagon (from the quality of wood used for carriagework); see wagon + scot, partition.]

A decorative or protective facing, such as wood paneling, that is applied to the lower portion of an interior partition or wall. Also see falling wainscot.

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IN BRIEF: Wooden panel used to line the walls of a room.

The wainscot was painted a pleasing color of green to contrast with the rest of the wall.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest
  Synonym: dado

Meaning #2: wooden panel used to line the walls of a room
  Synonyms: wainscoting, wainscotting

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - panel
v. tr. - beklæde med panel

Nederlands (Dutch)
betimmeren, betimmering, lambrisering

Français (French)
n. - lambris
v. tr. - lambrisser

Deutsch (German)
v. - täfeln
n. - Täfelung, Verkleidung, Eichenholz

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επενδύω τοίχο με ξύλο
n. - ξυλεπένδυση, μπουαζερί

Italiano (Italian)
rivestire di legno, rivestimento di legno, zoccolo del muro

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lambrisar
n. - lambril (m)

Русский (Russian)
стенная панель, обшивать (стены) панелями

Español (Spanish)
n. - revestimiento de madera, entablado, zócalo, friso (esp. de madera)
v. tr. - revestir de madera, entablar, poner frisos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - panela
n. - panel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
壁板, 腰板, 装上壁板

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 壁板, 腰板
v. tr. - 裝上壁板

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (실내의) 징두리 널, 징두리 벽판, 양질의 오크재
v. tr. - (벽에) 징두리 널을 대다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 羽目板
v. - 羽目板を張る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكسو بلوح خشبي (الاسم) تجليد, تكسيه من خشب لجدران الغرفه, بانيل أي خشب سنديان فاخر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ספין/פנל (לוח-עץ לציפוי חלק תחתון של קיר), עץ אלון מיובא ממין משובח, ליווח‬
v. tr. - ‮ריפד בלוח-עץ לציפוי חלק תחתון של קיר‬

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