| slovo | definícia |
Walling
(gcide) | Wall \Wall\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Walled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Walling.]
1. To inclose with a wall, or as with a wall. "Seven walled
towns of strength." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The king of Thebes, Amphion,
That with his singing walled that city. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
2. To defend by walls, or as if by walls; to fortify.
[1913 Webster]
The terror of his name that walls us in. --Denham.
[1913 Webster]
3. To close or fill with a wall, as a doorway.
[1913 Webster] |
Walling
(gcide) | Walling \Wall"ing\, n.
1. The act of making a wall or walls.
[1913 Webster]
2. Walls, in general; material for walls.
[1913 Webster]
Walling wax, a composition of wax and tallow used by
etchers and engravers to make a bank, or wall, round the
edge of a plate, so as to form a trough for holding the
acid used in etching, and the like. --Fairholt.
[1913 Webster] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
dry walling
(encz) | dry walling, n: |
stonewalling
(encz) | stonewalling, n: |
Inwalling
(gcide) | Inwall \In*wall"\ ([i^]n*w[add]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Inwalled ([i^]n*w[add]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Inwalling.]
To inclose or fortify as with a wall. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster] |
Walling wax
(gcide) | Walling \Wall"ing\, n.
1. The act of making a wall or walls.
[1913 Webster]
2. Walls, in general; material for walls.
[1913 Webster]
Walling wax, a composition of wax and tallow used by
etchers and engravers to make a bank, or wall, round the
edge of a plate, so as to form a trough for holding the
acid used in etching, and the like. --Fairholt.
[1913 Webster] |
dry walling
(wn) | dry walling
n 1: the activity of building stone walls without mortar |
stonewalling
(wn) | stonewalling
n 1: stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer
questions or cooperate |
|