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Definition of Nosing
1. n. That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding.
Definition of Nosing
1. Verb. (present participle of nose) ¹
2. Noun. That part of the treadboard of a stair that projects over the riser. ¹
3. Noun. Any similar projection, such as the projecting edge of a moulding. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nosing
1. a projecting edge [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nosing
Literary usage of Nosing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Manufacture of Sugar in the Colonies and at Home: Chemically Considered by John Scoffern (1849)
"Not only is this operation of nosing desirable, for the purpose of imparting a
sharp well-defined apex to the loaf, but also for removing a small amount of ..."
2. Cotton Spinning: Its Development, Principles, and Practice by Richard Marsden (1888)
"'s automatic nosing motion. •—Improvement in the click wheel.—The stretching
process in early mules; succeeded by the " gain."—The former plan retained for ..."
3. Science and Industry (1902)
"(267) What causes the nosing or lateral play found most generally in the ...
The tendency to produce nosing is caused as follows: Suppose the engine to be ..."
4. Common-sense Stair Building and Handrailing ...: By Fred T. Hodgson by Frederick Thomas Hodgson, Radford Architectural Co., Chicago (1916)
"The nosing shown at Fig. 21 is fastened to the end of the tread by aid of a tongue
or feather which is glued into a groove made in the end of the tread and ..."
5. The Oriental Sporting Magazine: From June 1828 to June 1833 (1873)
"A WORD TO nosing TOM. When yon next intend to favour the ... Now, Mr. nosing Tom,
it would gratify at least one of the ..."
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