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wainscot

[weyn-skuht, -skot, -skoht] / ˈweɪn skət, -skɒt, -skoʊt /




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Wainscot, 22, 35, 46, 55, 57, 80, 81, 118, 120, 130, 143, 155-157, 163,173, 192, 221, 226, 238, 241, 251, 252.

From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.

Wainscot is not the only interior woodwork used; we often find whole walls finished in paneled wood, and fireplaces with a simple frame in paneled effects.

From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.

Wainscot is an inheritance from our early ancestors, for in the manor houses in the mother country there is wonderful woodwork, used not only for wainscot, but for other parts of the interior finish.

From Remodeled Farmhouses by Northend, Mary H.

The latter have revenged 'emselves by dying behind the Wainscot, which makes the lower Part of the House soe unbearable, 'speciallie to Father, that we are impatient to be off.

From Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary by Manning, Anne

The first is the Smoky Wainscot, so called from the dark smoky tint of the hind wings.

From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.




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