['we?nsk?t]
¦ noun
1. an area of wooden panelling on the lower part of the walls of a room.
2. historical fine imported oak, as used for such panelling.
3. a drab yellowish to brown-coloured moth. [Mythimna and other genera: several species.]
Derivatives
wainscoted (also wainscotted) adjective
wainscoting (also wainscotting) noun
Origin
ME: from Mid. Low Ger. wagenschot, appar. from wagen 'wagon' + schot, prob. meaning 'partition'.