Wainscot

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 - Wainscot
Author: Noah Webster

WAINSCOT, n. In building, timber-work serving to line the walls of a room, being made in panels.

WAINSCOT, v.t.

1. To line with boards; as, to wainscot a hall.

Music sounds better in chambers wainscoted than hanged.

2. To line with different materials.

The other is wainscoted with looking-glass.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Wainscot," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CRGH1KVKY6UN6SR.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Wainscot." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 19 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CRGH1KVKY6UN6SR.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Wainscot' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 19 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CRGH1KVKY6UN6SR.