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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.

The king of Thebes, Amphion, That with his singing walled that city. --Chaucer.

2. To defend by walls, or as if by walls; to fortify.

The terror of his name that walls us in. --Denham.

3. To close or fill with a wall, as a doorway.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Walling \Wall"ing\, n.

1. The act of making a wall or walls.

2. Walls, in general; material for walls.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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