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Sockelleiste

skirting board, baseboard

noun ZOK-el-lys-te Rare
Home & Lifestyle Construction

Usage Note

Sockelleiste is the decorative and protective board fitted at the base of a wall where it meets the floor. It covers the gap left when laying flooring and protects the wall from knocks; the equivalent British English term is 'skirting board'.

Examples

"Nach dem Verlegen des Parketts wurden die Sockelleisten angebracht."

Natural Translation

After laying the parquet flooring the skirting boards were fitted.

Literal Translation

After the laying of the parquet were the skirting boards attached.

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