chasing

[ chey-sing ]
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noun
  1. a design chased on metal.

  2. an object decorated by chasing.

Origin of chasing

1
First recorded in 1825–35; chase3 + -ing1

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How to use chasing in a sentence

  • For six or seven years coming; or, in fact, till these Spectre-chasings ended, or ran else-whither for consummation.

  • The deadly viciousness of the firearm was disguised by the pearl grip and silver chasings until it had seemed a toy.

    The Short Cut | Jackson Gregory
  • He had doffed his rusty black for a suit of azure and silver; his sword and poniard were heavy with silver chasings.

    Helmet of Navarre | Bertha Runkle
  • Why all this regularity in the curve of the petals of a flower, why all this elegance in the chasings on a Beetles wing-cases?

    Insect Adventures | J. Henri Fabre
  • The same thing may be noticed among the birds in their love chasings; the pursuer seems to know perfectly the mind of the pursued.