picture rail — picture rails also picture rail N COUNT A picture rail is a continuous narrow piece of wood which is fixed round a room just below the ceiling. Pictures can be hung from it using string and hooks. [mainly BRIT] … English dictionary
picture rail — n BrE a long narrow piece of wood fixed high on a wall, used for hanging pictures from … Dictionary of contemporary English
picture rail — picture ,rail noun count a long thin piece of wood attached to a wall, that you hang pictures on … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
picture rail — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms picture rail : singular picture rail plural picture rails British a long thin piece of wood fixed to a wall, that you hang pictures on … English dictionary
picture-rail — see picture rail … English dictionary
picture rail — noun A moulding applied to or recessed into the surface of a wall, and used to suspend hooks and cables attached to paintings, framed art or mirrors. The moulding is usually continuous around the room … Wiktionary
picture rail — noun a horizontal strip of wood on a wall from which pictures can be hung … English new terms dictionary
picture rail — noun (C) a long narrow piece of wood fixed high on a wall, from which pictures can be hung … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
picture rail — /ˈpɪktʃə reɪl/ (say pikchuh rayl) noun a moulding on a wall near the ceiling from which pictures can be hung. See dado …
picture rod — picture rod, picture rail or picture moulding noun A rod or moulding on a wall from which pictures may be hung • • • Main Entry: ↑picture * * * picture rail or picture rod, = picture molding. (Cf. ↑picture molding) … Useful english dictionary
