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wainscoting

UK/ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/

wainscoting is the alternative spelling of wainscotting.

Meaning of wainscotting

Noun

wainscotting (usually uncountable, plural wainscottings)

  1. (usually) Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
    • The giggles got louder and ran around the corners of the room like rats behind the wainscotting.1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep
    Synonyms:
    wainscot

Synonyms of wainscoting

Forms of wainscoting

pluralwainscotings

Questions about wainscoting

What is wainscoting the alternative spelling of?
Wainscoting is the alternative spelling of wainscotting.
How do you pronounce wainscoting?
Wainscoting is pronounced /ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near wainscoting in the dictionary

  1. wainscoats
  2. wainscot
  3. wainscot veneer
  4. wainscot veneers
  5. wainscoted
  6. wainscoting
  7. wainscotings
  8. wainscots
  9. Wainscott
  10. wainscotted
  11. wainscotting

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