英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
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Wainscot
(n.)
Oaken timber or boarding.
Wainscot
(n.)
A wooden lining or boarding of the walls of apartments,
usually made in panels.
Wainscot
(n.)
Any one of numerous species of European moths of the
family Leucanidae.
Wainscot
(v. t.)
To line with boards or panelwork, or as if with
panelwork; as, to wainscot a hall.
Wainscoted
(imp. & p. p.)
of Wainscot
Wainscoting
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Wainscot
Wainscoting
(n.)
The act or occupation of covering or lining with
boards in panel.
Wainscoting
(n.)
The material used to wainscot a house, or the wainscot
as a whole; panelwork.
Wainwright
(n.)
Same as Wagonwright.
Wair
(n.)
A piece of plank two yard/ long and a foot broad.
Waist
(n.)
That part of the human body which is immediately below the
ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips.
Waist
(n.)
Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.),
that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the
quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship.
Waist
(n.)
A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from
the neck or shoulders to the waist line.
Waist
(n.)
A girdle or belt for the waist.
Waistband
(n.)
The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the
upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like.
Waistband
(n.)
A sash worn by women around the waist.
Waistcloth
(n.)
A cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension,
such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the thighs.
Waistcloth
(n.)
A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks,
stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
Waistcoat
(n.)
A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under
the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a
vest.
Waistcoat
(n.)
A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of
fashionable costume.