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baseboard

noun
/ˈbeɪsˌbɔɹd/US

Etymology

From base + board.

  1. derived from *bʰers-✻ — “tip, top”
  2. inherited from *burdą✻ — “board, plank; edge; table”
  3. inherited from *bord✻
  4. inherited from bord
  5. inherited from boord
  6. compounded as baseboard — “base + board”

Definitions

  1. A panel or molding between the floor and the interior wall of a structure.

  2. A similar panel at the base of a piece of furniture or equipment.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA