paling Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a fence made of upright pickets
picket fence.
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verb turn pale, as if in fear
blanch; blench; pale.
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verb become friends; act friendly towards
pal; chum up; pal up.
WordNet
Pal"ing noun
Definitions
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Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a limit; an inclosure. They moved within the paling of order and decorum. De Quincey.
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The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth; also, the stripes themselves. Obs. Chaucer.