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Fencing - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Fencing : (noun)
1: a barrier that serves to enclose an area [syn: fence]
2: material for building fences [syn: fencing material]
3: the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use
of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of
rules)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Fence \Fence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fenced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Fencing.]
1. To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect;
to guard.
To fence my ear against thy sorceries. --Milton.
2. To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by
an inclosure.
O thou wall! . . . dive in the earth, And fence not
Athens. --Shak.
A sheepcote fenced about with olive trees. --Shak.
To fence the tables (Scot. Church), to make a solemn
address to those who present themselves to commune at the
Lord's supper, on the feelings appropriate to the service,
in order to hinder, so far as possible, those who are
unworthy from approaching the table. --McCheyne.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Fencing : \Fen"cing\, n.
1. The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword,
esp. with the smallsword. See Fence, v. i., 2.
2. Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of
fencers. --Shak.
3. The materials used for building fences. [U.S.]
4. The act of building a fence.
5. The aggregate of the fences put up for inclosure or
protection; as, the fencing of a farm.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Fencing |
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gujarattimes: Rann of Kutch terrain comes in way of fast border Fencing: the Rann of Kutch is coming in the way.. http://bit.ly/4RnVVS
Gujarat Times |
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DiscoDapper: Lights behind Fencing [pic] http://ff.im/-cEckl |
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travelmonkee: well spent the day on the end of a spade, back Fencing for a friend, body is feeling if now! blisters evennnnn |
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