narrowing

English

Verb

narrowing

  1. present participle and gerund of narrow

Noun

narrowing (plural narrowings)

  1. The process of becoming narrow.
    narrowings of the road
  2. The part of a stocking that is narrowed.
    • 1858, Margaret Maria Gordon, Household economy, page 60:
      It may be observed, as a general rule, that the length of a stocking, before the narrowings, should be, at the least, equal to twice the width of the top...

Derived terms

Translations
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.