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Wainscot(ing, ting)
wayne skut, - skoat

A decorative or protective facing, such as wood paneling ...

 


Wainscot - The facing material applied to the lower part of an interior wall contrasting with that of the upper part.
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A paneling applied to the lower portion of a wall.
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WAINSCOT The wainscot is the wood covered lower portion of an interior wall, usually topped by a chair rail. A wooden wainscot can be plain or paneled with a patten of raised wooden trim.

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wood panelling. Oak imported for this purpose from the Baltic was also so called.
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WAINSCOT Wood paneling or boards part way up a wall from the floor.
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Wainscot: Wood panelling or boarding on the lower part of an internal wall.
Wall Plate: Timber placed at the eaves of a roof, to take the weight of the roof timbers.
Wastepipe: Drainage pipe for baths, basins, wc's ...

wainscoting Decorative paneling covering the lower 3-4 feet of an interior wall.
weeping mortar This decorative mortar appears to "drip" out between the exterior bricks in a home.

Wainscot chair
Jacobean or Early American chair made completely of wood, usually oak, with a high, carved panel-design back.
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Wainscotting
- the timber lining to walls. Also a method of sawing timber which ensures an even distribution of heartwood and sapwood.

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panel - sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something ...

Vinyl A synthetic type of siding used for its economic value and durability.W
Wainscot A paneling applied to the lower portion of a wall.TOP of the page.

pickets Panelling The covering of an interior surface with timber, usually as a series of sheets fixed between framing members, called wainscoting if limited to the lower part of the wall Parapet A wall built higher than the eaves line of a ...

Wainscot - Wooden lining, usually panelled, applied to the walls of a room usually upto dado height
Waist - The narrow part of a long object, in particular the least thickness of a reinforced concrete stair slab.
Walk-in - A cold store.

Paneling - The lining of a wall with a wainscot.
Parapet - That portion of the wall that extends above the roof (wall surrounding a flat roof).
Parget - Roughest, plaster. (Parging is a colloquial term referring to the application of cement plaster.) ...

Beamed ceilings - In the dining room, the beams are made with redwood
Dark wood wainscoting and moldings. In the dining room, the redwood wainscoting is seven feet high.
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Wooden lining to interior walls, made up of vertical members (muntins) and horizontals (rails) framing panels; also called wainscot. Raised and fielded: with the central area of the panel (field) raised up.

Whatever genius was in charge of the refurbishing the property to accommodate wheelchairs and walkers decided to cover the original wood floors and wainscoting with plastic finishes rather than replace them or have them accidentally ruined.

Tin ceilings were traditionally painted white to give the appearance of hand-carved or molded plaster. They were incorporated into residential living rooms and parlors as well as commercial businesses, where painted tin was often used as wainscoting.

See also: House, Floor, Frame, Ceiling, Timber