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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wicket \wick"et\, n. oe. wiket, of. wiket, guichet, f. quichet;
   probably of scand. origin; cf. icel. v?k a small creek,
   inlet, bay, vik a corner.
   1913 webster
   1. a small gate or door, especially one forming part of, or
      placed near, a larger door or gate; a narrow opening or
      entrance cut in or beside a door or gate, or the door
      which is used to close such entrance or aperture. piers
      plowman. "heaven's wicket." --milton.
      1913 webster

            and so went to the high street, . . . and came to
            the great tower, but the gate and wicket was fast
            closed.                               --ld. berners.
      1913 webster

            the wicket, often opened, knew the key. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. a small gate by which the chamber of canal locks is
      emptied, or by which the amount of water passing to a
      water wheel is regulated.
      1913 webster

   3. cricket
      a a small framework at which the ball is bowled. it
          consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in
          the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails,
          lying horizontally across the top.
      b the ground on which the wickets are set.
          1913 webster

   4. a place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by
      lumbermen, etc. local, u. s. --bartlett.
      1913 webster

   5. mining the space between the pillars, in postand-stall
      working. --raymond.
      1913 webster

   wicket door, wicket gate, a small door or gate; a wicket.
      see def. 1, above. --bunyan.

   wicket keeper cricket, the player who stands behind the
      wicket to catch the balls and endeavor to put the batsman
      out.
      1913 webster
see also:
wicket door wicket gate wicket keeper 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
wicket
     n 1: cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped
          by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
     2: a small arch used as croquet equipment syn: hoop
     3: small gate or door especially one that is part of a larger
        door syn: wicket door, wicket gate
     4: small opening like a window in a door through which
        business can be transacted syn: lattice, grille
see also:
hoop wicket door wicket gate lattice grille 
[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
25 moby thesaurus words for "wicket":
   bay, bay window, bow window, casement, casement window, fan window,
   fanlight, grille, lancet window, lantern, lattice, light,
   louver window, oriel, pane, picture window, port, porthole,
   rose window, skylight, transom, window, window bay, window glass,
   windowpane





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