waist-high wainscoting
A type of interior wall paneling that reaches approximately waist height, common in traditional Japanese architecture.
The waist-high wainscoting in the Japanese-style room is made of cedar boards.
Compound of 腰 (こし, 'waist') and 羽目 (ばめ, 'wainscoting, paneling'). The reading ばめ is a rendaku form of はめ.