Synonyms for palings
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pey-ling |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪ lɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for palings Other synonyms for the word palings
- balustrade
- banister
- bar
- barrier
- billet
- boards
- boom
- chains
- crossbar
- crosspiece
- cyclone
- defense
- fence
- guard
- hedge
- ingot
- lever
- pale
- paling
- palisade
- panel
- peg
- picket
- pickets
- pig
- pillar
- pole
- post
- posts
- rail
- rails
- rampart
- rest
- rib
- rod
- rule
- shaft
- shield
- siding
- slab
- spar
- spike
- spoke
- stake
- stakes
- stanchion
- stave
- stick
- stockade
- stop
- streak
- strip
- stripe
- stroke
- upright
Définition of palings
Origin :- early 14c., from Old French paile "pale, light-colored" (12c., Modern French pâle), from Latin pallidus "pale, pallid, wan, colorless," from pallere "be pale, grow pale," from PIE *pel- (2) "pale" (see pallor). Pale-face, supposed North American Indian word for "European," is attested from 1822.
- As in picket : noun post of structure
- As in rail/railing : noun post, pole along an edge
- As in bar : noun rod; straight length of material
- As in stake : noun pole
- As in railing : noun post
- As in fence : noun barrier used to enclose a piece of land
- She took it up the lane to the place where the man is; and they put it behind the palings.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- It was made of palings, pointed; I should think it was five feet high.
- Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
- And so he must now be leaning against a wall, or lying behind some palings.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- And he indicated a group of three that had that moment passed the palings.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
- She will get through the palings, if we don't mind, and into the yard.
- Extract from : « The Fairchild Family » by Mary Martha Sherwood
- We were few in number, and the palings were hard and uncomfortable.
- Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed
- I could just distinguish a head above the palings moving along the road.
- Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
- In "The Ark" the lion almost breaks out of his enclosure of palings.
- Extract from : « Negro Folk Rhymes » by Thomas W. Talley
- There stood the goat gazing unconcernedly through the palings.
- Extract from : « Lisbeth Longfrock » by Hans Aanrud
- Madame Clementine came out to her palings and picked some of her nasturtiums for me.
- Extract from : « The Blue Man » by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Antonyms for palings
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019