wainscotted
English
Alternative forms
- wainscoted
Etymology
wainscot + -ed
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈweɪnskɒtɪd/
Adjective
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. In Two Volumes, volume I, 2nd edition, London: John Macrone, […], published 1836, OCLC 912950347, 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; […]
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Verb
wainscotted
- simple past tense and past participle of wainscot