wainscot
3 synonyms for wainscot, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Wooden panels, often oak, fixed to the bottom part of a room's walls.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
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”).
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