n. Decorative moulding of parallel strips that resemble reeds.
n. Milling on the edge of a coin.
v. Present participle of reed.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A small convex molding; a reed (see Illust. (i) of molding); one of several set close together to decorate a surface; also, decoration by means of reedings; -- the reverse of fluting.
n. The nurling on the edge of a coin; -- commonly called milling.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Thatching.
n. In architecture, a series of small convex or beaded moldings designed for ornament; also, the convex fluting or cabling characterizing some types of column.
n. The milling on the edge of a coin.
n. In silk-weaving. See the quotation.
Word Usage
"Piece by piece, as he had been able to afford them, he had been ordering the presses, the stamping machine, and a little "reeding" or milling machine for the edges of the coins."