Wicket

3 definitions found

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

  Wicket \Wick"et\, n. [OE. wiket, OF. wiket, guichet, F. quichet;
     probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. v?k a small creek,
     inlet, bay, vik a corner.]
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     1. A small gate or door, especially one forming part of, or
        placed near, a larger door or gate; a narrow opening or


        entrance cut in or beside a door or gate, or the door
        which is used to close such entrance or aperture. Piers
        Plowman. "Heaven's wicket." --Milton.
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              And so went to the high street, . . . and came to
              the great tower, but the gate and wicket was fast
              closed.                               --Ld. Berners.
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              The wicket, often opened, knew the key. --Dryden.
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     2. A small gate by which the chamber of canal locks is
        emptied, or by which the amount of water passing to a
        water wheel is regulated.
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     3. (Cricket)
        (a) A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It
            consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in
            the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails,
            lying horizontally across the top.
        (b) The ground on which the wickets are set.
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     4. A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by
        lumbermen, etc. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.
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     5. (Mining) The space between the pillars, in postand-stall
        working. --Raymond.
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     {Wicket door}, {Wicket gate}, a small door or gate; a wicket.
        See def. 1, above. --Bunyan.
  
     {Wicket keeper} (Cricket), the player who stands behind the
        wicket to catch the balls and endeavor to put the batsman
        out.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wicket
       n 1: cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped
            by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
       2: a small arch used as croquet equipment [syn: {hoop}]
       3: small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger
          door) [syn: {wicket door}, {wicket gate}]
       4: small opening (like a window in a door) through which
          business can be transacted [syn: {lattice}, {grille}]

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

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "wicket":
     bay, bay window, bow window, casement, casement window, fan window,
     fanlight, grille, lancet window, lantern, lattice, light,
     louver window, oriel, pane, picture window, port, porthole,
     rose window, skylight, transom, window, window bay, window glass,
     windowpane