wainscotting

Etymology

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

noun

  1. 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

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of wainscot

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