paling fence
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paling fence — /ˈpeɪlɪŋ fɛns/ (say payling fens) noun a fence of pales (pale2 def. 1) …
paling — /pay ling/, n. 1. Also called paling fence. See picket fence. 2. a pale or picket for a fence. 3. pales collectively. 4. the act of building a fence with pales. [1350 1400; ME; see PALE2, ING1] * * * … Universalium
paling — [pā′liŋ] n. 1. the action of making a fence of pales 2. a fence made of pales 3. pales collectively 4. a strip of wood used in making a fence; pale … English World dictionary
Paling — Pal ing, n. 1. Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a limit; an inclosure. [1913 Webster] They moved within the paling of order and decorum. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth; also, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paling board — Paling Pal ing, n. 1. Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a limit; an inclosure. [1913 Webster] They moved within the paling of order and decorum. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paling — ► NOUN 1) a fence made from stakes. 2) a stake used in such a fence … English terms dictionary
fence — [n] barrier used to enclose a piece of land backstop, balustrade, bar, barbed wire, barricade, block, boards, chains, Cyclone, defense, dike, guard, hedge, net, paling, palisade, pickets, posts, rail, railing, rampart, roadblock, shield, stakes,… … New thesaurus
fence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. barrier, barricade, wall, stockade, paling, hedge, railing; slang, bagman or woman, receiver [of stolen goods]. v. i. en close; fight, thrust and parry; parry, evade; slang, bootleg, black market,… … English dictionary for students
paling — UK [ˈpeɪlɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms paling : singular paling plural palings a) a fence made from long narrow boards with pointed ends b) a single board in a paling … English dictionary
paling — 1. verb Present participle of to pale. 2. noun a) A pointed stick used to make a fence. The park paling was still the boundary on one side, and she soon passed one of the gates into the ground. b) A fence made of pa … Wiktionary
