wainscot
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/ˈweɪn.skət/ us/ˈweɪn.skɑːt/ /ˈweɪn.skoʊt/
装了护墙板的内墙下段,墙裙
an area of flat, rectangular pieces of wood or another material attached to the lower parts of the walls in a room
The cedar wainscot was complemented by beautiful hardwood floorboards throughout. 整个房间安装了雪松木护墙板,配置以美观的硬木长条地板。
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- On the opposite side of the foyer is the dining room, with its Colonial wainscot, wall moldings and mural of wine and bread.
- "There's a mouse behind the wainscot," Edward said.
- You could give your room an interesting old country look by adding a wainscot of boarding to a free wall.
- Whenever it is not desirable to carry the plastering down to the floor, for any reason, it is customary to make use of a wainscot, which is a covering of woodwork about 3 or 4 feet high.