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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPaling
/ˈpeɪ.lɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A pale or picket used in fencing, or a fence made of such stakes.
"The old wooden paling around the garden was beginning to rot." - 2
The act or process of enclosing with palings or pales.
"The estate was secured by the careful paling of its boundaries."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English noun 'pale', originating from the Old French 'pal' and Latin 'palus' meaning stake. Historically, it refers to a fence made of wooden stakes or palings, evolving to denote the material itself or the act of enclosing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Paling" is said worldwide
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chandeau
Transliteration: ʃɑ̃do
"La clôture est faite de pieux en bois."
Latte
Transliteration: ˈlatə
"Der Zaun besteht aus hölzernen Latten."
steccato
Transliteration: stekˈkato
"Lo steccato di legno circonda il giardino."
estacada
Transliteration: estaˈkaða
"La estacada delimitaba la propiedad."
estaca
Transliteration: isˈtakɐ
"A cerca é feita de estacas de madeira."
घेराबंदी
Transliteration: gherabandi
"बाग के चारों ओर लकड़ी की घेराबंदी है।"
栅栏桩
Transliteration: zhà lán zhuāng
"花园周围是用木栅栏桩围起来的。"
울타리 말뚝
Transliteration: ultari maltuk
"정원 주위에는 울타리 말뚝이 세워져 있다."
柵板
Transliteration: sakaita
"庭の周りには木の柵板が並べられている。"
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