单词 | to rail in |
释义 | > as lemmasto rail in b. transitive. With adverbs. to rail in: to enclose (a space or thing) with rails. to rail off: to separate by a railing. Occasionally also with about, round, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > close or shut [verb (transitive)] > shut up (a place) > with a barrier, fence, etc. hedgea1425 stakea1500 to rail offc1500 stake1598 chain1603 rope1621 fence1767 hurdle1770–4 barrier1776 traverse1828 ward1842 stone1889 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > enclose [verb (transitive)] > with a fence or hedge > with railings rail1437 to rail inc1500 cancel1650 inrail1714 c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) xxxi Ane herber grene with wandis long and small Railit about. a1577 G. Gascoigne Princelie Pleasures Kenelworth sig. A.iij, in Whole Wks. (1587) A bridge, the which was rayled in on both sides. 1604 in Court Leet Rec. Manch. (1885) II. 205 Raphe Hulme hath Rayled in a parcell of land. 1683 J. Barnard Theologo-historicus 143 He ordered that it should be..Railed about decently to prevent base and profane usages. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 112. ¶2 Sir Roger..has..railed in the Communion-Table. 1738 Curious Relations II. 392 All these Pyramids were railed in with Bannisters. 1801 M. Edgeworth Prussian Vase in Moral Tales III. 32 A space was railed in for the reception of the..jurors. 1850 H. Melville White-jacket lxvii. 329 Nothing but a slight bit of sinnate-stuff served to rail in this opening. 1889 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang I. 235 The Peeresses' gallery at the House of Lords..being railed round as if it contained objectionable or repulsive inmates. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 48/2 A portion has been railed off for a race-course. 1934 T. Wood Cobbers iv. 41 Narrow gangways, railed in on both sides, which sloped from the main deck down to the cattle deck. 1992 National Trust Mag. Spring 10/2 Should they rail off certain sections of the garden? < as lemmas |
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