Definition of fence

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Fence (v. i.) To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only..

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Mask :: Mask (n.) A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask..
Sepiment :: Sepiment (n.) Something that separates; a hedge; a fence.
Repulsion :: Repulsion (n.) A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance.
Defence :: Defence (n.) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
Rail :: Rail (n.) A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc..
Fence :: Fence (n.) Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and repartee. See Fencing..
Flower-fence :: Flower-fence (n.) A tropical leguminous bush (Poinciana, / Caesalpinia, pulcherrima) with prickly branches, and showy yellow or red flowers; -- so named from its having been sometimes used for hedges in the West Indies..
Barrier :: Barrier (n.) A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or to keep back a crowd..
Past :: Past (v.) Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences..
Valiant :: Valiant (a.) Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer..
Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence..
War :: War (n.) A contest between nations or states, carried on by force, whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities..
Unfence :: Unfence (v. t.) To strip of a fence; to remove a fence from.
Palisade :: Palisade (n.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means of defense..
Blunt :: Blunt (n.) A fencer's foil.
Fencing :: Fencing (v. i.) Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of fencers.
Vault :: Vault (v. i.) To leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault a fence..
Raddle :: Raddle (n.) A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge.
Present :: Present (a.) To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think to be public injuries..
Fence :: Fence (n.) A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received..
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