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wainscot
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /ˈweɪn.skət/ us /ˈweɪn.skɑːt//ˈweɪn.skoʊt/
an area of flat, rectangular pieces of wood or another material attached to the lower parts of the walls in a room: 装了护墙板的内墙下段，墙裙
The cedar wainscot was complemented by beautiful hardwood floorboards throughout.整个房间安装了雪松木护墙板，配置以美观的硬木长条地板。
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On the opposite side of the foyer is the dining room, with its Colonial wainscot, wall moldings and mural of wine and bread.
"There's a mouse behind the wainscot," Edward said.
You could give your room an interesting old country look by adding a wainscot of boarding to a free wall.
Whenever it is not desirable to carry the plastering down to the floor, for any reason, it is customary to make use of a wainscot, which is a covering of woodwork about 3 or 4 feet high.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls
alcove
balcony
baseboard
cavity wall
chimney breast
dado
damp course
damp-proof
damp-proofing
drystone wall
partition
party wall
pebbledash
plasterboard
recess
siding
wainscoting
wallboard
walled
woodwork
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