Thesaurus: paling
of Pale
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Definitions
- p. pr. & vb. n. of Pale
- n. Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a limit; an inclosure.
- n. The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth; also, the stripes themselves.
- n. a fence made of upright pickets
- 1. Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a limit; an inclosure. They moved within the paling of order and decorum. De Quincey. 2. The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth; also, the stripes themselves. [Obs.] Chaucer. Paling board, one of the slabs sawed from the sides of a log to fit it to be sawed into boards. [Eng.]
- n:100 n a fence made of upright pickets v turn pale, as if in fear v become friends; act friendly towards