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deˈtailing, vbl. n.
a. The action of the verb; also attrib.
1810Laws of Mass. c. 107 §31 In case of inability..of any officer..to serve..the detailing officer shall certify such circumstance to the officer who ordered the court martial. 1866Carlyle Edw. Irving 94 Considerable gossiping and quizzical detailing. 1883Clodd in Knowl. 7 Sept. 147/2 [These] need no detailing here.
b. Fine Arts = detail n. 4.
1931C. H. Reilly in W. Rose Outl. Mod. Knowl. 976 Fine craftsmanship, such as the detailing of the Maison Carrée at Nîmes. 1958Listener 20 Nov. 827/1 The timber detailing..seems to me not so satisfactory. 1960House & Garden Dec. 31/1 Its warm colour..looks well with white detailing.
▸ N. Amer. The thorough cleaning of a motor vehicle. Cf. detail v.1 Additions.
1985D. Biggs How to avoid Lawyers xiii. 440 Call on a couple of used-car lots and ask who does their ‘detailing’. 1998R. L. Fleming She's All That (film script) 65 It's gonna be a year of detailing to wash the geek germs out of my car. 2008Birmingham (Alabama) News (Nexis) 10 May 1 d Sam told store employees Friday he was taking the car away for detailing. |