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paling [ˈpeɪlɪŋ] n
1. a fence made of pales 2. pales collectively 3. a single pale 4. the act of erecting pales ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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In front of us, at a distance of two hundred yards or so as well as I could calculate, rose a black mass, which gradually resolved itself, as my eyes became accustomed to the twilight, into a long, low, and ancient house, with a hedge of evergreens and a pitch-black paling in front of it. She was leaning over the paling of split oak branches which formed the paling of the avenue. I watched this engagement as I watched the others--with rapt interest and strong excitement, and with a shrink and a shudder for every blow that laid open a cheek or a forehead; and a conscious paling of my face when I occasionally saw a wound of a yet more shocking nature inflicted. |
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