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framing

[ frey-ming ]

noun

  1. the act, process, or manner of constructing anything.
  2. the act of providing with a frame.
  3. a frame or a system of frames; framework.


framing

/ ˈڰɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. a frame, framework, or system of frames
  2. the way in which something is framed
  3. adjustment of the longitudinal position of the film in a projector gate to secure proper vertical positioning of the picture on the screen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of framing1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; frame, -ing 1
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If I avoid looking into a mirror and take a bite, I am my nineteen year old self — sun bleached locks framing my face, leaner and more muscular — always somewhere close to a water’s edge.

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Recent polls suggest that framing could be broadly popular — and that refusing to bring back a man admittedly expelled by mistake, in defiance of the Supreme Court, is not.

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But how did you decide that you wanted puppets to play such a crucial role in the framing of “The Second Best Night of Your Life”?

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Whether or not you buy that framing — and I don’t — the level of pain required to eliminate those deficits would be enormous.

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He used several framing devices for his novels and short stories.

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