picket fence
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Picket fence — Picket Pick et, n. [F. piquet, properly dim. of pique spear, pike. See {Pike}, and cf. {Piquet}.] 1. A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
picket fence — picket ,fence noun count a fence made of thin flat boards that are pointed at the top. People think of picket fences as typical of houses in small middle class towns in the U.S … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
picket fence — picket fences N COUNT A picket fence is a fence made of pointed wooden sticks fixed into the ground, with pieces of wood nailed across them … English dictionary
picket fence — picket .fence n AmE a fence made up of a line of strong pointed sticks that are fixed in the ground … Dictionary of contemporary English
picket fence — ☆ picket fence n. a fence made of upright pales or stakes … English World dictionary
Picket fence — A picket fence is a variety of fence that has been used mostly for domestic boundaries. It is particularly popular in the United States, where the style has been used since the First Period, and remains popular in current times. Often the fence… … Wikipedia
picket fence — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms picket fence : singular picket fence plural picket fences a fence made of thin flat boards that are pointed at the top. People think of picket fences as typical of houses in small middle class towns in the US … English dictionary
picket fence — noun 1》 a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by two or more horizontal rails. 2》 [often as modifier] N. Amer. a picket fence as a symbol of middle class domesticity and contentment … English new terms dictionary
picket fence — noun a fence made of upright pickets • Syn: ↑paling • Hypernyms: ↑fence, ↑fencing • Part Meronyms: ↑picket, ↑pale … Useful english dictionary
picket fence — a fence consisting of pickets or pales nailed to horizontal stringers between upright posts. Also called paling, paling fence. [1790 1800, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
picket fence — pick′et fence′ n. cvb bui a fence consisting of pickets nailed to horizontal stringers between upright posts • Etymology: 1790–1800, amer … From formal English to slang
