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wainscotting

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: W EY1 N S K AO0 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of wainscot

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wainscot, wainscoting

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: panel

4

noun

Meaning 4

a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wainscoting

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wall

History

Etymology

From wainscot + -ing. Attested since at least the 17th century.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ламперия (lamperija) — Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls
  • Chinese Mandarin: 護牆板 /护墙板 (hùqiángbǎn) — Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls
  • Danish: gulvpanel — Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls
  • Dutch: lambrisering — Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls
  • Finnish: puinen puolipaneeli — Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls
  • French: lambris — Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls
  • German: Lambris — Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls
  • Hungarian: lambéria — Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls
  • Russian: стенны́е пане́ли (stennýje panéli) — Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls
  • Spanish: revestimiento — Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls
  • Swedish: träpanel — Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls
  • Telugu: బల్లకూర్పు (ballakūrpu) — Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls
  • Ottoman Turkish: تخته (tahta) — Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls