Wainscot

(Synop., § 130), n. [O. D. waeghe-schot, N. D. wagen-schot, a clapboard, L. Ger. wagenschott, H. Ger. wagenschoß, wainscoting-boards, oak-billets.] 1. Oaken timber or boarding. [Obs.] A wedge of wainscot is fittest and most proper for cleaving of an oaken tree. Urquhart. Being thus arrayed and inclosed in a chest of wainscot, he [Edward the Confessor] was removed into the before prepared refectory. Dart. 2. (Arch.) A wooden lining or boarding of the walls of apartments, made in panels.