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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 bases of anything.


baseboard

/ ˈɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. a board functioning as the base of anything
  2. Also calledskirting board a skirting made of wood
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of baseboard1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; base 1 + board
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As she stuffed more linens around the baseboards, water flowed from beneath her kitchen cabinets and through her bathroom.

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One of the squares disappears when you place the first piece of a row against the wall or a baseboard.

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That includes checking the mattress, baseboards, behind the headboard, nightstands and curtains.

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Tape drop cloths where they meet baseboards, Walters says.

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Work from other high spots, such as window ledges and crown molding, down to the baseboards.

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