wainscotting

• wainscoting

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/

wainscotting (usually uncountable, plural wainscottings)

1. Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
   • 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep:

     The giggles got louder and ran around the corners of the room like rats behind the wainscotting.

• wainscot (countable)

wainscotting

1. present participle and gerund of wainscot