Antonyms for rubbings

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ruhb-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrʌb ɪŋ

Definition of rubbings

Origin : early 14c., transitive and intransitive, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to East Frisian rubben "to scratch, rub," and Low German rubbeling "rough, uneven," or similar words in Scandinavian (cf. Danish rubbe "to rub, scrub," Norwegian rubba), of uncertain origin. Related: Rubbed; rubbing.
To rub (someone) the wrong way is from 1853; probably the notion is of cats' fur. To rub noses in greeting as a sign of friendship (attested from 1822) formerly was common among Eskimos, Maoris, and some other Pacific Islanders. Rub out "obliterate" is from 1560s; underworld slang sense of "kill" is recorded from 1848, American English. Rub off "remove by rubbing" is from 1590s; meaning "have an influence" is recorded from 1959.

As in massage : noun kneading of body parts
As in attrition : noun wearing down or away
As in touch : noun physical contact
As in reduplication : noun copy
As in replication : noun copy
As in simulacre : noun copy
As in simulacrum : noun copy
As in tactility : noun touch
As in copy : noun duplicate, imitation
As in abrasion : noun scraping or wearing down by friction
As in application : noun putting substance on another

Example sentences :

Rubbings taken from the sculptured slabs are reproduced here in full.
Extract from : « Chinese Painters » by Raphael Petrucci

Redrawn from rubbings of inscriptions in Santa Croce, Florence.
Extract from : « Letters and Lettering » by Frank Chouteau Brown

His coat of motley told its own story of daily rubbings and good feeding.
Extract from : « Horses Nine » by Sewell Ford

Massage, rubbings, baths, and warm applications are recommended for the paralytic conditions.
Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh

The accessible data were, however, confined to two rubbings of symbols, said to be carved on the walls of all the cells.
Extract from : « Kophetua the Thirteenth » by Julian Corbett

He was otherwise in the care of his body nice and delicate, appointing himself, for example, a set number of walks and rubbings.
Extract from : « The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch » by Plutarch

Where there is a superabundance of heat, the rubbings are repeated perfectly wet, until the body is cooled.
Extract from : « Every Man his own Doctor » by R. T. Claridge

Figs. 11 to 19 are photographed from rubbings of part of the decoration of wooden belts from the Papuan Gulf.
Extract from : « Evolution in Art » by Alfred C. Haddon

His two great passions were philology and p. 58occultism, but he also took great interest in rubbings from brass monuments.
Extract from : « Theodore Watts-Dunton » by James Douglas

The males do not know possession nor the females surrender, no touch, no rubbings, no caress.
Extract from : « The Natural Philosophy of Love » by Remy de Gourmont

Synonyms for rubbings

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