'Walling' definitions:

Definition of 'Walling'

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  • Wall \Wall\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Walled; p. pr. & vb. n. Walling.]
  • 1. To inclose with a wall, or as with a wall. "Seven walled towns of strength." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The king of Thebes, Amphion, That with his singing walled that city. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To defend by walls, or as if by walls; to fortify. [1913 Webster]
  • The terror of his name that walls us in. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To close or fill with a wall, as a doorway. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Walling'

From: GCIDE
  • Walling \Wall"ing\, n.
  • 1. The act of making a wall or walls. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Walls, in general; material for walls. [1913 Webster]
  • Walling wax, a composition of wax and tallow used by etchers and engravers to make a bank, or wall, round the edge of a plate, so as to form a trough for holding the acid used in etching, and the like. --Fairholt. [1913 Webster]

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