n. [ OD. waeghe-schot, D. wagen-schot, a clapboard, fr. OD. waeg, weeg, a wall (akin to AS. wah; cf. Icel. veggr) + schot a covering of boards (akin to E. shot, shoot). ] [ 1913 Webster ]
A wedge wainscot is fittest and most proper for cleaving of an oaken tree. Urquhart. [ 1913 Webster ]
Inclosed in a chest of wainscot. J. Dart. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ They are reddish or yellowish, streaked or lined with black and white. Their larvae feed on grasses and sedges. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Music soundeth better in chambers wainscoted than hanged. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The other is wainscoted with looking-glass. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.