well curb; wooden well frame
Traditional wooden frame around a well, made of crossed beams. Often seen in historical or rural settings.
#-like pattern; hash sign; number sign
Refers to the shape of crossed lines resembling the symbol #. Used for the symbol itself or for patterns in design, textiles, and games. Sense 3 is specifically the number/hash sign.
In the garden of the old mansion, a well with a wooden curb remained.
This fabric has a woven pattern of parallel crosses.
Please enter the hash sign before the phone number.
Compound of 井 (い, 'well') and 桁 (けた, 'beam'). The shape of crossed beams around a well gave rise to the name for the #-like pattern.