hedgerow hedge·row n

hedgerow hedge·row n
['hɛdʒrəʊ]
siepe f

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  • Hedgerow — Hedge row , n. A row of shrubs, or trees, planted for inclosure or separation of fields. [1913 Webster] By hedgerow elms and hillocks green. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hedgerow — O.E. hegeræw; see HEDGE (Cf. hedge) + ROW (Cf. row) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • hedgerow — hedge•row [[t]ˈhɛdʒˌroʊ[/t]] n. bot a row of bushes or trees forming a hedge • Etymology: bef. 950 …   From formal English to slang

  • hedgerow — hedge|row [ˈhedʒrəu US rou] n BrE a line of bushes growing along the edge of a field or road …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hedgerow — hedge|row [ hedʒ,rou ] noun count a line of bushes, small trees, and plants along the edge of a field or road …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Hedge laying — is a country skill, typically found in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which, through the creation and maintenance of hedges, achieves the following:* the formation of livestock proof barriers; * the rejuvenation of existing hedgerows by… …   Wikipedia

  • hedgerow — [hej′rō΄] n. a row of shrubs, bushes, etc., forming a hedge …   English World dictionary

  • hedge — hedgeless, adj. /hej/, n., v., hedged, hedging. n. 1. a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, esp. when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges. 2. any barrier or boundary: a hedge of stones. 3. an… …   Universalium

  • hedgerow — /hej roh /, n. a row of bushes or trees forming a hedge. [bef. 950; ME; OE heggerewe. See HEDGE, ROW1] * * * Fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees. Hedgerows enclose or separate fields, protect the soil from wind erosion …   Universalium

  • hedge — n 1. hedgerow, row of boxwood or hawthorn, row of shrubs or bushes, weir, Chiefly Brit. quickset; fence, skirt, hem, rim, wall; border, circumference, circuit, compass, perimeter; boundary, bound, limit, confine, confines, edge, edging, fringe,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • hedge — [[t]hɛdʒ[/t]] n. v. hedged, hedg•ing 1) bot a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, esp. when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow 2) any barrier or boundary 3) an act or means of hedging: to buy gold as a hedge against… …   From formal English to slang

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