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reharling

reharling is the present participle and gerund of reharl.

Meaning of reharl

Verb

reharl (third-person singular simple present reharls, present participle reharling, simple past and past participle reharled)

  1. (transitive) To harl again; to repair the exterior of a building that has been harled.
    • Restoration by owner Ian MacMillan, 1980s, included reharling and reducing the Victorian south wing to single storey and has produced a fantasy of tiny turrets around a new enclosed western entrance courtyard.2001, Jane Geddes, Charles McKean, Deeside and the Mearns: An Illustrated Architectural Guide, →ISBN, page 32

Noun

reharling (uncountable)

  1. The act or process of repairing or restoring the harling on the external walls of a building.
    • To the east the effect of the old buildings looking towards the abbey (see Frontispiece once more) is so fine that little need be done beyond the necessary repair and reharling of these.1904, Sir Patrick Geddes, City Development: A Study of Parks, Gardens, and Culture
    • We don't know precisely how far it had advanced, or how much Danzig Willie altered the original plans; but during reharling operations by the National Trust for Scotland in 1973, the architects found that in the hall there was a window that had been blocked up.1981, Magnús Magnússon, Scotland's castles and great houses, page 78

Questions about reharling

What does reharling mean?
Reharling means the act or process of repairing or restoring the harling on the external walls of a building.
What is reharling the present participle and gerund of?
Reharling is the present participle and gerund of reharl.
What part of speech is reharling?
Reharling is a noun.

Words near reharling in the dictionary

  1. rehardened
  2. rehardening
  3. rehardens
  4. reharl
  5. reharled
  6. reharling
  7. reharls
  8. reharm
  9. reharmonise
  10. reharmonised
  11. reharmonises

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