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reeding

SayREED-ing/ˈɹiːdɪŋ/

4 meanings of reeding

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    A decoration made of thin lines side by side that look like reeds.

    The old table has reeding down each leg.

    Reeding runs all the way around the door frame.

  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The tiny lines cut around the edge of a coin.

    Run your thumb over the reeding on a quarter.

    This old coin has lost most of its reeding.

    Similarmilling

  3. 3
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of reed. Use it after is, are, or was, or as the name of the action.

    The workers are reeding the roof of the old cottage.

    Reeding the edges of coins makes them harder to copy.

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  1. 4
    nounobsoleteuncountable
    Covering a roof with dry straw or reeds, or the straw cover itself.

    The reeding on the barn roof needs fixing before winter.

    He learned reeding from his grandfather.

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reeding is a form of reed

reed, verb: To make small raised lines along the edge of a coin. Full entry

Forms
reedreeds he/she/itreeding -ing formreeded past tense, past participle
Spelling
reed → reeding: add -ing

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Origin

From Middle English redynge; it is reed with -ing added.