wainscotted
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈweɪnskɒtɪd/
Adjective[edit]
wainscotted (not comparable)
- Having a wainscot.
- 1835 June 18, “Boz” [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], “The Parish”, in Sketches by “Boz,” Illustrative of Every-day Life, and Every-day People. […], volume I, London: John Macrone, […], published 1836, →OCLC, chapter III (The Four Sisters), page 25:
- Well, the Miss Willises took a lease of the house; it was fresh painted and papered from top to bottom: the paint inside was all wainscoted; the marble all cleaned; […]
Verb[edit]
wainscotted
- simple past and past participle of wainscot