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paneling

paneling

15 3.5
Flat boards like wood fixed to a wall to cover or decorate it
  • noun
  • /ˈpænəlɪŋ/
  • US
translation icon : revestimiento de paneles
  • The windows on both ends were small, and the wood paneling was dark.
  • wood paneling

We have this wood paneling along a bunch of different walls.

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Examples

  • In the family room, my father had put paneling, a carpet, and a piano.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The living room features beautiful paneling made from reclaimed wood.

  • We have this wood paneling along a bunch of different walls.

  • The rathskeller was a large, dark, comfortable room with oak paneling and white tablecloths.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Deeply stained wood paneling formed the walls of the room, ending in a high cathedral ceiling.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • She wanted brand new walnut paneling and brand new shag carpet.

  • We've added panelling throughout the hallway and we've painted it all a much brighter color.

  • The right side is the television room: light oak paneling, beige thick pile carpeting, dropped acoustical tile ceiling.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Pauline stares wide-eyed as the wood paneling, carved sideboard, and curved staircase flash past her eyes.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • He decided to install paneling on the walls to give the dining room a more elegant look.

Synonyms

wall panel
vspaneling
2 2.7

A flat rectangular piece fixed to a wall to cover or decorate it

is a set of such pieces used to decorate or cover larger wall areas
planking
vspaneling
1 4.1

A surface or structure made of wooden boards

is about decorative or fitted pieces used to cover wall areas

How Paneled

paneling
  • US
15 3.5
wainscoting
3 9.0

Surface Forms

paneling singular
panelings plural
panellings plural
panelling singular

Morphology

paneling = panel (transparent) = panel + ing

The word is a straightforward formation from 'panel' plus '-ing', referring to a surface made of panels.

Etymology

Paneling comes from panel, which long ago meant a small 'piece' of cloth and later came to mean a flat 'piece' of wood or glass, like a pane of glass. So paneling is a set of those flat pieces used to cover or decorate a wall.