dietingn.
/ˈdʌɪətɪŋ/ The action of diet v.: (a) subjection to a diet or regimen; (b) taking of daily food, feeding (rare); †(c) concrete food (obsolete).
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > [noun]
meatshiplOE
eatingc1175
dietingc1400
foodc1450
feedingc1475
manducationa1513
bit1523
comestion1595
repast1598
victitation1598
trencheringa1612
cibation1651
oneration1651
esure1657
grubbing1819
noshinga1941
the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > following specific diet > [noun]
dietingc1400
c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 61 Norissche hym with dyetynge þat fattyth hym.
c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 72 Of dietynge of men þat ben wounded.
1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 74 The dieting of these my spinning bands.
1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 6 Those maiden dietings & set prescriptions of baths, & odors.
c1819 P. B. Shelley in Dowden Life II. 256 How delicate the imagination becomes by dieting with antiquity day after day.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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