Defn: Any one of numerous species of European moths of the family
Leucanidæ.
Note: They are reddish or yellowish, streaked or lined with black and white. Their larvæ feed on grasses and sedges.
WAINSCOT
Wain"scot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wainscoted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wainscoting.]
Defn: To line with boards or panelwork, or as if with panelwork; as,
to wainscot a hall.
Music soundeth better in chambers wainscoted than hanged. Bacon.
The other is wainscoted with looking-glass. Addison.
WAINSCOTING
Wain"scot*ing, n.
1. The act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in panel.
2. The material used to wainscot a house, or the wainscot as a whole; panelwork.
WAINWRIGHT
Wain"wright`, n.
Defn: Same as Wagonwright.
WAIR
Wair, n. (Carp.)