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Definition of Necking

1. Noun. The molding at the top of a column.

2. Noun. Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs).

Definition of Necking

1. n. Same as Neckmold.

Definition of Necking

1. Verb. (present participle of neck) ¹

2. Noun. A behavior among male giraffes where they hold combat for social dominance using their necks as weapons. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Necking

1. a small molding near the top of a column [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Necking

necked neckedness necker necker's knob necker's knobs necker knob necker knobs neckerchief neckerchiefs neckerchieves

neckers neckes neckgear neckgears neckhair necking (current term) neckings necklace necklace of Venus necklace poplar

necklace tree necklaced necklacelike necklaces necklacing neckland necklands neckless necklet necklets

Literary usage of Necking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Temple of Apollo Bassitas by Frederick A. Cooper (1996)
"Limestone Ionic capital Ii 1 , profile of the necking C. Limestone Ionic capitals II 1 and II 2 A ..."

2. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"frictional resistance is offered by the necking section to its own ... Hence once necking has started, the stress apart from the necking section decreases ..."

3. Corinth: The Centenary, 1896-1996 by Charles K. Williams, Nancy Bookidis (2002)
"The flutes of Archaic column shafts at Corinth are routinely carried up into the necking of the capitals, but V-shaped necking rings of variable number ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"It is the inferior diameter that is always intended when the term is used as a measure of proportion. The capital consists of a necking, an echinus or ..."

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