wainscoting
noun[U]
(alsowainscotting)uk/ˈweɪn.skɒt.ɪŋ/us/ˈweɪn.skɑː.t̬ɪŋ/anareaofflat,rectangularpiecesofwoodor anothermaterialthat areattachedto thelowerpartsof thewallsin aroom, or thewood, etc. that is used in this way:
护墙板，装了护墙板的内墙下段，护墙板材料Varnished wainscotingcoveredthelowerhalfof thediningandlivingroomwalls.餐厅和起居室墙壁的下半段装了上了光的护墙板。
Sheledthem through theopeningin the wainscoting down anarrowsecretcorridor.她带着他们从护墙板打开的入口进入一条狭窄的密道。
Thehousehad much ofitsoriginalmaterial,includingwainscotting,pinestairs, andoakfloors.房子还保留着不少原来的建材，包括护墙板、松木楼梯和橡木地板。
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- Theremodelledsecondaryschoolhasfirwainscotingsalvagedfrom thewallsof theoriginalschool.
- Thedecorativebrickwork,archedopenings, wainscotting and otherwoodtrimareimportantarchitecturalfeaturesof thebuilding, put up in 1908.
- Dark wainscotinglinesthewalls, and theceilingsarefittedwithornatecrownmoldings.
- The wainscoting was of Hautevillemarble.
Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls
- alcove
- balcony
- baseboard
- cavity wall
- chimney breast
- damp course
- damp-proof
- damp-proofing
- drystone wall
- Juliet balcony
- party wall
- pebbledash
- plasterboard
- recess
- sconce
- wainscot
- wainscoted
- wallboard
- walled
- woodwork