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Definition of Baseboard
1. Noun. A molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor.
Definition of Baseboard
1. n. A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard.
Definition of Baseboard
1. Noun. (US finish carpentry interior decorating) A panel or molding between the floor and the interior wall of a structure ¹
2. Noun. (American English) A similar panel at the base of a piece of furniture or equipment. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Baseboard
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Medical Definition of Baseboard
1. A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the plastering; also called washboard (in England), mopboard, and scrubboard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baseboard
Literary usage of Baseboard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Carpentry and Building (1908)
"The first story partitions are constructed the same as the outside walls.
The columns, however, are 6% in. square, and the spaces are filled with baseboard ..."
2. The Homing of Ants: An Experimental Study of Ant Behavior by Charles Henry Turner (1907)
"The ant had its home in the baseboard of our front porch. At the time this
experiment was begun, many of them were busy moving to and from some aphids that ..."
3. Robinson's New Higher Arithmetic: For High Schools, Academies, and by Horatio Nelson Robinson (1895)
"How many double rolls of paper 16 yd. long, £ yd. wide, will be required to paper
the walls of a room 30 ft. long, 30 ft. wide, and 12 ft. from baseboard to ..."
4. Specifications that Will Govern the Construction of the Lighting and Power by W. J. Hardee (1902)
"135- baseboard: A neat moulded base board shall be placed at the foot of the
several walls in the rooms and hall on the second floor. ..."
5. Inside Finishing by Charles Albert King (1912)
"When a single floor is laid, the baseboard is fitted upon the top of the floor
... If the shoe strip is nailed to the baseboard, the shrinkage of the floor ..."
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