wainscotting

/ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/

wainscotting means wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

wainscotting is pronounced /ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/.

Etymology

From wainscot + -ing. Attested since at least the 17th century.

noun

Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.“The giggles got louder and ran around the corners of the room like rats behind the wainscotting.”