Definitions
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- noun Plural form of wainscot.
- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wainscot.
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Examples
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"The red light breaking at the close from under a low somber sky, reached out in a long shaft," the man said, seeming to quote, and gesturing at the shaft, "and played over old wainscots, old tapestry, old gold, old color."
Beard 2010
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In Mexican architecture, interior walls bathed in vibrant hues are given texture with the addition of colonial style stencil patterns or wainscots in contrasting colors.
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In Mexican architecture, interior walls bathed in vibrant hues are given texture with the addition of colonial style stencil patterns or wainscots in contrasting colors.
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In Mexican architecture, interior walls bathed in vibrant hues are given texture with the addition of colonial style stencil patterns or wainscots in contrasting colors.
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In Mexican architecture, interior walls bathed in vibrant hues are given texture with the addition of colonial style stencil patterns or wainscots in contrasting colors.
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These include lots of hardwood, including oak wainscots and heavy solid oak doors, transoms, and marble tile.
Archive 2007-11-01 Angry Professor 2007
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These include lots of hardwood, including oak wainscots and heavy solid oak doors, transoms, and marble tile.
Guess that department! Angry Professor 2007
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The rooms were very comfortable, with large cross beams, high wainscots, and small windows in deep embrasures.
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The apartment was still shown which the poet had inhabited, consisting of a sitting-room and small bedroom, with paneled wainscots and
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The lamp caused great luminous moires to flicker on the wainscots.
Salammbo 2003
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