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Synonyms for necking
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : nek-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɛk ɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for necking Other synonyms for the word necking
Définition of necking
Origin :- 1825; see neck (v.).
- noun kissing
- As with columns, the joints at base and necking are bedded in sheet lead.
- Extract from : « Byzantine Churches in Constantinople » by Alexander Van Millingen
- He was interrupted in 'necking' bullets, for they were cast in a mold and left a little protuberance where the run left off.
- Extract from : « The Lincoln Story Book » by Henry L. Williams
- In architectural usage, the deep groove which separates the necking of the column from the upper drum of the shaft beneath.
- Extract from : « History of Ancient Art » by Franz von Reber
- Bell: That part of the capital of a column which is between the necking below and the abacus above.
- Extract from : « How to judge architecture » by Russell Sturgis
- So necking the two to my other two hosses I started for Wyoming, ninety miles away.
- Extract from : « Cowboy Life on the Sidetrack » by Frank Benton
- To anybody driving past it would merely suggest a necking party, or a drunk sleeping off his load before continuing home.
- Extract from : « An Incident on Route 12 » by James H. Schmitz
- The reel and bead pattern running along the lower border of the necking represents the lotus stalks.
- Extract from : « Evolution in Art » by Alfred C. Haddon
- The mouldings of the shaft are carefully stopped below the necking, and above the base.
- Extract from : « Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain » by George Edmund Street
- The depth of the architrave on its under side should answer to the necking at the top of the column.
- Extract from : « Ten Books on Architecture » by Vitruvius
- Fragment of necking of a column, somewhat similar to the preceding.
- Extract from : « A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) » by A. H. Smith
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