wainscot
noun/ˈweɪnskət/
/ˈweɪnskət/
(old use)- a wooden covering on the lower part of the walls in a roomWord OriginMiddle English: from Middle Low German wagenschot, apparently from wagen ‘wagon’ + schot, probably meaning ‘partition’.
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