Meaning of skirting board | Babel Free
Definitions
A panel, normally made of wood, between the floor and the interior wall of a structure, or placed in a position that is subject to repeated knocks.
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
Equivalents
Ελληνικά
σοβατεπί
Suomi
jalkalista
Français
plinthe
日本語
幅木
Te Reo Māori
pāpaka
Polski
listwa przypodłogowa
Português
rodapé
Română
plintă
Русский
плинтус
Svenska
golvlist
Türkçe
süpürgelik
Українська
плінтус
Examples
“But these little tunnels, emerging into the open⟳ at Finchley Road (reached in 1879) were the start⟳ of something big. By the early twentieth century it would be possible to think⟳ of them as two mouseholes in the skirting board⟳ of a wall separating two great ballrooms.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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