"baseboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: baseboards [plural]
Etymology: From base + board. Etymology templates: {{com|en|base|board}} base + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} baseboard (plural baseboards)
  1. (US, carpentry, interior decoration) A panel or molding between the floor and the interior wall of a structure. Tags: US Categories (topical): Carpentry, Architectural elements Synonyms: skirting board [UK]
    Sense id: en-baseboard-en-noun-Hcb2dUrY Disambiguation of Architectural elements: 89 11 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 69 31 Topics: business, carpentry, construction, manufacturing
  2. (US) A similar panel at the base of a piece of furniture or equipment. Tags: US Translations (similar panel at the base of piece of furniture): jalkalista (Finnish), cokolik [feminine] (Polish), süpürgelik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-baseboard-en-noun-ozAJW8XK Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'similar panel at the base of piece of furniture': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: baseboarded, baseboard heating

Inflected forms

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