wainscot

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English waynscot, from Middle Low German wagenschot or Middle Dutch waghenscote, assumed to be from wagen (“wagon”) (from Old Saxon wagan) + schot, meaning “partition, crossbar," which is from or related to skiotan (“to shoot”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈweɪnskɒt/ (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈwɛnskət/, /ˈweɪnskət/ === Noun === wainscot (plural wainscots) (architecture) An area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls. Any of various noctuid moths. ==== Synonyms ==== panelling (uncountable) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === wainscot (third-person singular simple present wainscots, present participle wainscoting or wainscotting, simple past and past participle wainscoted or wainscotted) To decorate a wall with a wainscot. ==== Translations ==== === References ===