Found 2 items, similar to Reeding.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: reed reed n 1: tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites 2: United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920) [syn: John Reed] 3: United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902) [syn: Walter Reed] 4: a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it; “the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece” [syn: vibrating reed ] 5: a musical instrument that sounds by means of a reed [syn: beating-reed instrument ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Reeding Reeding \Reed"ing\ (r[=e]d"[i^]ng), n. [From 4th Reed.] 1. (Arch.) 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. [1913 Webster] Note: Several reedings are often placed together, parallel to each other, either projecting from, or inserted into, the adjoining surface. The decoration so produced is then called, in general, reeding. [1913 Webster] 2. The nurling on the edge of a coin; -- commonly called milling. [1913 Webster]