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Definition of Nosings
1. nosing [n] - See also: nosing
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nosings
Literary usage of Nosings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufactures, and Miscellaneous by Alexander Jamieson (1829)
"The points of concourse of the salient angles are called the nosings of the steps.
Now let the portion of the cylinder before uncovered, be again enveloped, ..."
2. Common-sense Stair Building and Handrailing ...: By Fred T. Hodgson by Frederick Thomas Hodgson, Radford Architectural Co., Chicago (1916)
"O and C show the returned nosings, and the manner in which Fig. ... The return
nosings should be fastened to the tread either by dowels or by a feather or ..."
3. Quantity Surveying, for the Use of Surveyors, Architects, Engineers and Builders by John Leaning (1897)
"To this length add 1 inch for each tread where nosings are rounded, and 1 £ inch
where moulded. State the thickness of treads and risers, if glued, ..."
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