picture rail
1picture rail — picture rails also picture rail N COUNT A picture rail is a continuous narrow piece of wood which is fixed round a room just below the ceiling. Pictures can be hung from it using string and hooks. [mainly BRIT] …
2picture rail — n BrE a long narrow piece of wood fixed high on a wall, used for hanging pictures from …
3picture rail — picture ,rail noun count a long thin piece of wood attached to a wall, that you hang pictures on …
4picture rail — noun rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures • Hypernyms: ↑rail * * * noun : picture molding * * * picture rod, picture rail or picture moulding noun A rod or moulding on a wall from which pictures may be hung • • • …
5picture rail — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms picture rail : singular picture rail plural picture rails British a long thin piece of wood fixed to a wall, that you hang pictures on …
6picture-rail — see picture rail …
7picture rail — noun A moulding applied to or recessed into the surface of a wall, and used to suspend hooks and cables attached to paintings, framed art or mirrors. The moulding is usually continuous around the room …
8picture rail — noun a horizontal strip of wood on a wall from which pictures can be hung …
9picture rail — noun (C) a long narrow piece of wood fixed high on a wall, from which pictures can be hung …
10picture rail — /ˈpɪktʃə reɪl/ (say pikchuh rayl) noun a moulding on a wall near the ceiling from which pictures can be hung. See dado …
