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单词 wainscot
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Definition of wainscot in English:

wainscot

nounPlural wainscots ˈweɪnskɒtˈweɪnskət
  • 1in singular An area of wooden panelling on the lower part of the walls of a room.

    护壁板,护墙板,墙裙

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The dry rot has now entered the wainscot surrounding the lower part of the ground floor walls.
    • Old fir flooring, recovered from a demolished building, finds new life as wainscot in the Ecotrust Building, Portland, Oregon.
    • A pine staircase leads up to the bedrooms, the largest of which has a red deal floor as well as a timber wainscot.
    • Using historic photographs and sampling of paint layers, TLCD restored or reconstructed the original finishes, colors, and wainscot.
    • The floor was laid in blue slate, the walls done in oak wainscot beneath swirled plaster painted a desert sand color.
    1. 1.1British historical mass noun Imported oak of fine quality, used mainly to make panelling.
      〈英,史〉(主要用于制作镶板的)进口优质栎木
  • 2A drab yellowish to brown-coloured European moth.

    (一种介于淡黄至褐色之间色彩单调的)欧洲夜蛾

    Mythimna and other genera, family Noctuidae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are several Wainscot moths which can be quite tricky to identify in isolation.
    • Several rare or scarce species have been identified, one of which, the Brown-veined Wainscot was a new species for the county.
verbwainscoting, wainscotted, wainscoted, wainscotting, wainscots ˈweɪnskɒtˈweɪnskət
[with object]
  • Line (a room or wall) with wooden panelling.

    给(房间,墙壁)装护墙板

    the interior was to be wainscotted to a height of 4 feet
    round the wainscotted walls ran narrow benches
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His ‘untimely death’ occurred while he was away from his wainscoted offices on a periodic visit to a resort near the Matterhorn.
    • She eyed at the grandfather clock, which would have been a wonderful corner piece had it been in a wainscoted library, but was grossly out of place in a bare living room decorated by light wood accents.
    • Italian marble wainscoted the walls to a height of five feet.
    • For example, the broad wainscoted side hall terminates in a staircase that rises to a landing and then turns ninety degrees in a manner similar to that at Mulberry Hill.
    • Add elegant age to modern bathrooms by wainscoting the lower third of the wall areas in tongue-and-groove timber slats or boards.

Origin

Middle English: from Middle Low German wagenschot, apparently from wagen 'wagon' + schot, probably meaning 'partition'. sense 2 of the noun dates from the early 19th century.

Definition of wainscot in US English:

wainscot

noun
  • 1An area of wooden paneling on the lower part of the walls of a room.

    护壁板,护墙板,墙裙

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Using historic photographs and sampling of paint layers, TLCD restored or reconstructed the original finishes, colors, and wainscot.
    • A pine staircase leads up to the bedrooms, the largest of which has a red deal floor as well as a timber wainscot.
    • The dry rot has now entered the wainscot surrounding the lower part of the ground floor walls.
    • The floor was laid in blue slate, the walls done in oak wainscot beneath swirled plaster painted a desert sand color.
    • Old fir flooring, recovered from a demolished building, finds new life as wainscot in the Ecotrust Building, Portland, Oregon.
    1. 1.1British historical Imported oak of fine quality, used mainly to make paneling.
      〈英,史〉(主要用于制作镶板的)进口优质栎木
verb
[with object]
  • Line (a room or wall) with wooden paneling.

    给(房间,墙壁)装护墙板

    the interior was to be wainscotted to a height of 4 feet
    round the wainscotted walls ran narrow benches
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For example, the broad wainscoted side hall terminates in a staircase that rises to a landing and then turns ninety degrees in a manner similar to that at Mulberry Hill.
    • Add elegant age to modern bathrooms by wainscoting the lower third of the wall areas in tongue-and-groove timber slats or boards.
    • She eyed at the grandfather clock, which would have been a wonderful corner piece had it been in a wainscoted library, but was grossly out of place in a bare living room decorated by light wood accents.
    • His ‘untimely death’ occurred while he was away from his wainscoted offices on a periodic visit to a resort near the Matterhorn.
    • Italian marble wainscoted the walls to a height of five feet.

Origin

Middle English: from Middle Low German wagenschot, apparently from wagen ‘wagon’ + schot, probably meaning ‘partition’. wainscot (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the early 19th century.

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