0 an area of flat, rectangular pieces of wood or another material that are attached to the lower parts of the walls in a room, or the wood, etc. that is used in this way:
The remodelled secondary school has fir wainscoting salvaged from the walls of the original school.
The decorative brickwork, arched openings, wainscotting and other wood trim are important architectural features of the building, put up in 1908.
Dark wainscoting lines the walls, and the ceilings are fitted with ornate crown moldings.
The wainscoting was of Hauteville marble.
