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wainscoted

/weyn-skuht, -skot, -skoht/US // ˈweɪn skət, -skɒt, -skoʊt //UK // (ˈweɪnskət) //

墙板,墙面,墙面的,墙板房

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
    • : the lining itself, especially as covering the lower portion of a wall.
    • : a dado, especially of wood, lining an interior wall.
    • : British. oak of superior quality and cut, imported from the Baltic countries for fine woodwork.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    wain·scot·ed, wain·scot·ing or wain·scot·ted, wain·scot·ting.

    • : to line the walls of with or as if with woodwork: a room wainscoted in oak.

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Examples

  • The shadowI saw the shadow of a woman, in a cloak and bonnet, pass along the wainscot like a breath!

  • Panels and a wainscot of pine wood left in its natural state without decoration covered the walls.

  • He crouched together, brushing on the wainscot, and made a dart like a serpent, striking for the door.

  • And with a crayon he made drawings on the wainscot of the room.

  • The carpet was of a biscuit colour and covered the room flush to the wainscot.