Palings
[peiliŋz]
Examples
- She went forward to the palings and leant over them, looking at the moon. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Beyond the irregular carpet of grass was a row of white palings, which marked the verge of the heath in this latitude. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He stood leaning over the palings in an indecisive mood for nearly a quarter of an hour. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- In front of the white garden-palings the path branched into three like a broad arrow. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Thomasin came down when the apples were collected, and together they went through the white palings to the heath beyond. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The palings of Rosings Park was their boundary on one side. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- He had reached the white palings and laid his hand upon the gate when the door of the house opened, and quickly closed again. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Our property does not reach an inch further than the white palings. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- To look at the palings before the Yeobrights' house had the dignity of a necessary performance. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Typist: Sadie