| 单词 | a dead hedge or fence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa dead hedge or fence 7. Composed of dead plants, or of dead wood, as a dead hedge or fence (opposed to quickset). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > a barrier > [noun] > hedge or fence > a hedge > dead hedge a dead hedge or fence1563 1563 T. Hill Arte Gardening (1593) 7 A..rude inclosure..made of..bushes hauing no life, which wee name a dead hedge. 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. ix. 357 For a dead-fence, none..better..than those heathy-turf walls. 1729 J. Douglass in Philos. Trans. 1727–8 (Royal Soc.) 35 567 The Fences consist of what they call dead Hedges, or Hurdles to keep out..Cattle. 1805 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. I. 524 A dead hedge is generally placed on the top of the bank. < as lemmas |
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