wainscot
Meaning
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- An area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
- Any of various noctuid moths.
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈweɪnskɒt/
Etymology
From Middle English waynscot, from Middle Low German wagenschot, assumed to be from wagen (“wagon”) + schot, believed to mean “partition”.
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