wain.html - n.
archaic 1 a wagon.
2 (prec. by the) = CHARLES'S WAIN. [OE w

g(e)n, w

n, f. Gmc, rel. to WAY, WEIGH(1)]

wain.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 boarding or wooden panelling on the lower part of a room-wall.
2 Brit. hist. imported oak of fine quality.

--v.

tr. (wainscoted, wainscoting) line with wainscot. [ME f. MLG wagenschot, app. f. wagen WAGON + schot of uncert. meaning]

wain.html - n.
1 a wainscot.
2 material for this.

wain.html - n.
a wagon-builder.

wain.html - See: LIE IN WAIT.

wain.html - {v. phr.} To serve food. * /Mrs. Lake had to teach her new maid to wait on table properly./ * /The girls earn spending money by waiting at table in the school dining rooms./