Panelling
Panelling is a
wall covering constructed from rigid or semi-rigid components. These are traditionally interlockingwood , but could beplastic or other materials.Panelling was developed in antiquity to make rooms in stone buildings more comfortable. The panels served to insulate the room from the cold stone. In more modern
building s, such panelling is often installed for decorative purposes. Panelling, such as wainscoting and boiserie in particular, may be extremely ornate and is particularly associated with seventeenth and eighteenth centuryinterior design ,Victorian architecture in Britain, and its international contemporaries.Wainscoting
Wainscot or wainscoting (pronounced /ˈweɪnskɔtiŋ/ in
American English , /ˈweɪnskɒtɪŋ/ inBritish English ) is a panelling style applied to the lower 3' (900mm) to 5' (1500mm) of an interiorwall , below thedado rail or chair rail and above thebaseboard or skirting board. It is traditionally constructed fromtongue-and-groove boards, though beadboard or decorative panels (such as a woodendoor might have) are also common. Wainscoting may also refer to other materials used in a similar fashion.Wainscoting was once used to cover the lower part of walls which, in houses constructed with poor or nonexistent
damp-proof course s, are often affected by rising dampness; it now mainly serves a decorative purpose, however. Its most notable cultural appearance is perhaps as part of a sketch in episode 20 of the comedy program Monty Python's Flying Circus, in which asheep with a gun is discovered in a home's wainscoting.Boiserie
Boiserie (often used in the plural boiseries) is the term used to define ornate and intricately carved wood panelling. Early examples of boiseries were unpainted, but later the raised mouldings were often painted or
gilded . Boiseries were popular in seventeenth and eighteenth century Frenchinterior design and thePalace of Versailles has many fine examples. The panels were not confined just to the walls of a room but were also used to decorate doors, frames, cupboards and shelves. Often pictures would be set into the boiseries, the carving framing the picture rather like a conventional frame.ee also
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Ornament (architecture)
*Molding (decorative)
*Vacuum insulated panel
*Structural insulated panel
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panelling — (US paneling) ► NOUN ▪ panels collectively, when used to decorate a wall … English terms dictionary
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Panelling — Panel Pan el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paneled}or {Panelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paneling} or {Panelling}.] To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot. [1913 Webster] {Paneled back} (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window back. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
panelling — noun Panelling/paneling is used after these nouns: ↑wood … Collocations dictionary
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panelling — noun see paneling … New Collegiate Dictionary
panelling — noun /ˈpænəlɪŋ/ The panels wherewith a surface (especially an indoor wall) is covered, considered collectively … Wiktionary
