WAINSCOT, noun In building, timber-work serving to line the walls of a room, being made in panels. WAINSCOT, verb transitive 1. To line with boards; as, to wainscot a hall. Music sounds better in chambers wainscoted than hanged. 2. To line with different materials. The other is wainscoted with looking-glass.
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