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ˈhoneycombing, vbl. n.
[f. honeycomb v. + -ing1.]
1. The action of the vb., esp. marking with a honeycomb pattern; an instance of this.
1889Daily News 21 Nov. 6/1 Liberty frocks, with their many folds upon the chest, held in by honeycombing.
2. (See quot. 1945). See also honeycombed a. 2.
1938H. E. Desch Timber xi. 133 When the interior dries below the fibre saturation point it..is restrained from shrinking, and interior checks may result. This condition is known as honeycombing. 1945D. J. Schwartz et al. Fund. Shopwork 458 Honeycombing, a form of defective separation in wood which usually occurs in the interior and follows the medullary rays. It is caused by improper seasoning. 1966A. W. Lewis Gloss. Woodworking Terms 14 Check, small seasoning cracks or shakes, invisible from the outside of the wood; also called ‘honeycombing’.
Also as ppl. a.
1893E. H. Barker Wand. by South. Waters 277 The honey⁓combing action of water. |