Synonyms for wainscotings
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : weyn-skoh-ting, -skot-ing, -skuh-ting |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪn skoʊ tɪŋ, -skɒt ɪŋ, -skə tɪŋ |
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Définition of wainscotings
Origin :- mid-14c., "imported oak of superior quality," probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Flemish waghenscote "superior quality oak wood, board used for paneling" (though neither of these is attested as early as the English word), related to Middle Low German wagenschot (late 14c.), from waghen (see wagon) + scote "partition, crossbar." So called perhaps because the wood originally was used for wagon building and coachwork. Meaning "panels lining the walls of rooms" is recorded from 1540s. Wainscoting is from 1570s.
- As in lining : noun interlining
- The lady was very particular about the scouring of wainscotings and doors.
- Extract from : « Mary, Mary » by James Stephens
- The damp in some rooms, and the rats in others, have almost destroyed the wainscotings.
- Extract from : « The Dead Secret » by Wilkie Collins
- If moldings and wash-boards or wainscotings are wiped off with a damp cloth, one fruitful source of dust will be avoided.
- Extract from : « The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking » by Helen Campbell
- The wainscotings cracked under the pressure of people against them.
- Extract from : « Sentimental Education, Volume II » by Gustave Flaubert
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