baseboard

English

A diagram of interior moldings, with the baseboard shown in blue.

A reddish brown baseboard above a pale floor and attached to a multi-colored wall.

Etymology

base +‎ board

Noun

baseboard (plural baseboards)

1. (US, finish carpentry, interior decorating) A panel or molding between the floor and the interior wall of a structure
2. (US) A similar panel at the base of a piece of furniture or equipment.

Synonyms

• skirting board (UK)

Derived terms

• baseboarded
• baseboard heating

 

Translations

panel or molding between floor and interior wall — see skirting board

similar panel at the base of piece of furniture

• Finnish: jalkalista (fi)
• Polish: cokolik f
• Turkish: süpürgelik (tr)

Anagrams

• Barbadoes, bosberaad