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wainscotted

UK/ˈweɪnskɒtɪd/

wainscotted adjective: having a wainscot. Also the simple past and past participle of wainscot.

Adjective

wainscotted (not comparable)

  1. Having a wainscot.
    • Well, the Miss Willises took a lease of the house; it was fresh painted and papered from top to bottom: the paint inside was all wainscoted; the marble all cleaned; […]1835 June 18, “Boz” [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], “The Parish”, in Sketches by “Boz,” Illustrative of Every-day Life, and Every-day People. […], volume I, London: John Macrone, […], published 1836...
    • Every room in the house is panelled, wainscotted, chair-railed, and detailed with some traditional country-themed wood detail.2015 November 3, Sarah Richardson, “Paisley Acres”, in At Home: Sarah Style, Toronto, Ont.: Simon & Schuster Canada, →ISBN, page 189

Also used as

wainscotted is also the simple past and past participle of wainscot.

Forms of wainscotted

alternative formwainscoted

Origin of wainscotted

From wainscot + -ed.

Words formed from wainscotted

Questions about wainscotted

What does wainscotted mean?
Wainscotted means having a wainscot.
What part of speech is wainscotted?
Wainscotted is an adjective.
How do you pronounce wainscotted?
Wainscotted is pronounced /ˈweɪnskɒtɪd/ (UK).

Words near wainscotted in the dictionary

  1. wainscoted
  2. wainscoting
  3. wainscotings
  4. wainscots
  5. Wainscott
  6. wainscotted
  7. wainscotting
  8. wainscottings
  9. Wainscotts
  10. wainsful
  11. waint

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