well-placingn.
/ˌwɛlˈpleɪsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈpleɪsɪŋ/ Now rare.
The action of properly or judiciously placing something or someone. Also: the fact of being so placed; proper or judicious placement.
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the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun] > well
well-placing1580
1580 T. Tusser Fiue Hundred Pointes Good Husbandrie (new ed.) 52/2 Some loue as a iewell, well placing of fewell.
1612 tr. J. Guillemeau Child-birth ii. iii. 88 A woman that sinketh down into the bed can neuer be well deliuered; and therefore the well placing of them [sc. her back, buttocks, etc.] is of great consequence.
1672 J. Dryden Def. Epilogue in Conquest Granada 167 Well placing of Words for the sweetness of pronunciation was not known till Mr. Waller introduc'd it.
1672 tr. P. Barbette Chirurg. & Anat. Wks. i. iii. 4 A broken Bone requireth four Manual Operations; Extention, Conjoyning, Ligature, Well-placing.
1715 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture I. xxviii. 49 There ought to be great care taken in the well-placing of Stair-cases.
1743 London Mag. Jan. 31/2 Little trifling Accidents, such as the well-placing of a Patch, or the Death of a Lap-dog.
1852 J. Weale London Exhib. 1852 142 The large mass and well-placing of the flying buttresses.
1905 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 29 Nov. 5/1 The well placing of German immigrants who come to this country through Galveston.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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