wainscot /ˈweɪnskɒt/noun 2verb 1forms 5 noun2 •An area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.[…] this fellow will but join you together as they join wainscot; then one of you will prove a shrunk panel, and like green timber, warp, warp. — 1598 •Any of various noctuid moths. verb1 •To decorate a wall with a wainscot. formswainscoted · wainscotted · wainscoting · wainscotting · wainscots