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wainscotting

UK/ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/

wainscotting noun: wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls. Also the present participle and gerund of wainscot.

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

Also used as

wainscotting is also the present participle and gerund of wainscot.

wainscotting meaning in Telugu

wainscotting in Telugu

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

Synonyms of wainscotting

Forms of wainscotting

pluralwainscottings
alternative formwainscoting

Origin of wainscotting

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

Questions about wainscotting

What does wainscotting mean?
Wainscotting means wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
What is wainscotting in Telugu?
Wainscotting in Telugu is బల్లకూర్పు (ballakūrpu). See Wainscotting meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is wainscotting?
Wainscotting is a noun.
How do you pronounce wainscotting?
Wainscotting is pronounced /ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of wainscotting?
The plural of wainscotting is wainscottings.

Words near wainscotting in the dictionary

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

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