Reeding

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Architecture A convex decorative molding having parallel strips resembling thin reeds.
  • n. Parallel grooves cut into the edge of a coin at right angles to the faces.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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."
    Antonym
    fluting   
    Variant
    molding   
    Verb Stem
    reed