wainscot
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wain·scot /ˈweɪnskət, -skɒt $ -skət, -skɑːt/ noun [countable] DHH British English old-fashioned a skirting board 壁脚板，踢脚板 SYN American English baseboard
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wainscot• Its floors and wainscot were dark redwood, its walls a soft gray.• They could hear the wood splintering under his teeth - a sound like a mouse in a shed wainscot at midnight.Origin wainscot (1300-1400) Middle Dutch wagenschot “wagon-board”wain·scot nounChineseSyllable
a skirting board Corpus
wainscot
wain‧scot /ˈweɪnskət, -skɒt $ -skət, -skɑːt/
noun [countable]
SYN baseboard American English
wain‧scot /ˈweɪnskət, -skɒt $ -skət, -skɑːt/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: wagenschot 'wagon-board'
British English old-fashioned a skirting board Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: wagenschot 'wagon-board'
SYN baseboard American English