Railing

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rail \Rail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Railed} (r[=a]ld); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Railing}.]
     1. To inclose with rails or a railing.
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              It ought to be fenced in and railed.  --Ayliffe.


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     2. To range in a line. [Obs.]
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              They were brought to London all railed in ropes,
              like a team of horses in a cart.      --Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Railing \Rail"ing\, a.
     Expressing reproach; insulting.
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           Angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not
           railing accusation against them.         --2 Pet. ii.
                                                    11.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Railing \Rail"ing\, n.
     1. A barrier made of a rail or of rails, together with
        vertical supports. The typical railing in the interior of
        structures or on porches has a horizontal rail near waist
        height, and multiple vertical supports. Its function is
        usually to provide a safety barrier at the edge of a
        verticle drop to prevent falls.
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     2. Rails in general; also, material for making rails.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  railing
       n 1: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports [syn:
            {rail}]
       2: material for making rails or rails collectively

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "railing":
     balustrade, banister, bantering, barrier, booing, boundary,
     catcalling, chaffing, derisive, derisory, fence, fleering,
     flippant, fooling, grinning, hissing, hooting, jeering, joshing,
     kidding, leering, mocking, panning, quizzical, ragging, rail,
     rallying, razzing, ridiculing, roasting, scoffing, smart,
     smart-alecky, smart-ass, smirking, sneering, snickering,
     sniggering, snorting, stone wall, taunting, teasing, twitting,
     wall