baseboard

[ beys-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun
  1. Also called mopboard, skirt. a board forming the foot of an interior wall.

  2. a board forming the base of anything.

Origin of baseboard

1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; base1 + board

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British Dictionary definitions for baseboard

baseboard

/ (ˈbeɪsˌbɔːd) /


noun
  1. a board functioning as the base of anything

  2. Also called: skirting board US and Canadian a skirting made of wood

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