wainscot

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

wainscoting

panel

dado

banner

dashboard

paneling

wainscotting

wall paneling

parquet

plank

sign

billboard

inlay

board

Translations

lambris

dashboard

paneel

panneau

Täfelung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈweɪnskɒt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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, believed to mean “partition, crossbar," which is from or related to skiotan (“to shoot”).