Panelling

Definitions

The panels with which a surface (especially an indoor wall) is covered, considered collectively.

UK, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like⟳ Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut⟳ glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have⟳ for his own⟳.”

“Here the stripped panelling was warmly gold and the pictures, mostly of the English school, were mellow and gentle in the afternoon light⟳.”

“Above the concourse, the underneath of the platforms has been clad with attractive wood panelling, while the columns holding them up are surrounded with seating - for use⟳ by passengers biding their time waiting for their trains, or who have⟳ used one of the 70-or-so eateries or shops that form⟳ part of the retail developments at the station.”

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