Definition of "wainscoting" []

• A wainscoted wall or walls; paneling. (noun)
• Material, such as wood, used for wainscoting. (noun)

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• "One hall leading to gates outside to long-distance buses heading west to Kenosha, Wisconsin, and north to the Pole was decorated in the Greek Renaissance style and furnished with Italian tapestries, Japanese lanterns, medieval armors, and carved-walnut wainscoting from a French château."
• "It contains original details such as wainscoting, marble fireplaces and a grand marble and wrought-iron staircase."
• "I would like to give the tile a "wainscoting" look."