What's the difference between oaken and wainscotting?

Oaken


Definition:

  • (a.) Made or consisting of oaks or of the wood of oaks.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Sauna owner Oaken was also suspected to be gay by some viewers.
  • (2) In case you blinked and missed the tableau, this takes place at Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna.
  • (3) Many viewers feel it's implied that the sauna man is Oaken's gay partner , as Oaken calls, "Hello, family!"

Wainscotting


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Bruce Nauman's 2001 night-vision video of his cats chasing mice in his studio , and Juan Muñoz's 1991 Waiting for Jerry , an installation in which a brightly lit mouse hole cut into the wainscot is accompanied by the soundtrack of a Tom and Jerry cartoon, have surely been included out of a desire to allude, however obliquely, to Pussy Riot .
  • (2) Inside, it’s dusty, musty and oaky with cabinets of cigars, a smorgasboard of pipes and wainscoting festooned with coats of arms.

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