reeding
a set of moldings, as on a column, resembling small convex fluting.
ornamentation consisting of such moldings.
a number of narrow, vertical grooves on the edge of a coin, medal, etc.
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How to use reeding in a sentence
The mantel is somewhat busy, and a little heavy, yet it has delicate detail and reeding on the sides.
Huntley | Tony P. WrennThe stiles of the entrance are basically the pilaster type although the reeding within the pilaster is rounded rather than flat.
Huntley | Tony P. WrennHe frequently decorated his flatware with a refined etching or gravure, his hollow ware with reeding.
Seaport in Virginia | Gay Montague MooreThe calculator must not forget the cost of entering the first warp in a harness, also the reeding.
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British Dictionary definitions for reeding
/ (ˈriːdɪŋ) /
a set of small semicircular architectural mouldings
the milling on the edges of a coin
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