wainscot

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. An area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
2. Any of various noctuid moths.

Verb

To decorate a wall with a wainscot.

Concepts

lambris

panneau

lambrisser

Synonymes

wainscoting

panel

dado

banner

dashboard

paneling

wainscotting

wall paneling

parquet

plank

sign

billboard

inlay

board

Traductions

instrumentenbord

beschot

dashboard

wagenschot

paneel

painel

Täfelung

betimmeren

täfeln

verkleiden

banner

Paneel

beschieten

cuarterón

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈweɪnskɒt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: waynscot

In summary

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”).