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Definition of Proofing
1. Noun. A step in creating yeast breads and baked goods, during which the yeast is allowed to leaven the dough. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of proof) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Proofing
1. proof [v] - See also: proof
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proofing
Literary usage of Proofing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Economics of Bridgework: A Sequel to Bridge Engineering by John Alexander Low Waddell (1921)
"Very few engineers are sufficiently conversant with the water-proofing of bridges
to permit of their writing authoritatively upon the subject of its ..."
2. A Model Housing Law by Lawrence Veiller (1914)
"Where the natural soil conditions are such as to insure freedom from dampness in
walls and floor, no special methods of damp-proofing are necessary, ..."
3. The Techno-chemical Receipt Book: Containing Several Thousand Receipts by William Theodore Brannt, William Henry Wahl (1886)
"382 WATER-proofing COMPOUNDS : Preparations for water-proofing tissues 382 To
make sacking water-proof; Soap for water-proofing woollen cloth and other ..."
4. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1909)
"ON pages 518 and 519 will be found a description and sectional drawings of the
system of fire-proofing of the White Fire-proof Construction Company, ..."
5. Proceedings of the Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania (1902)
"It is one thing to speak of fire-proofing in general: it is another and more
satisfactory to apeak of the tire-proofing of a special clam of buildings. ..."
6. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"Damp proofing of Walls.—All masonry walls above grade that are to be plastered
on the inside should be given a coat of damp proofing, so that the moisture ..."
7. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"Damp proofing of Walls.—All masonry walls above grade that are to be plastered
on the inside should be given a coat of damp proofing, so that the moisture ..."
8. Annual Record of Science and Industry by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1872)
"CHINESE WATER-proofing. According to Dr. Scherzer, the Chinese are in the habit of
... COMPOSITION FOR WATER-proofing. Thirty grains of gum arabic are first ..."
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