1. Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
   "The wainscot in the hallway was painted a darker shade than the upper walls";
   - dado
    
2. Wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
   "The dining room featured elegant wainscot along the lower half of the walls";
   - wainscoting, wainscotting

Derived forms: wainscots

Type of: panel

Part of: wall

Encyclopedia: Wainscot, New York