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dieting, vbl. n.|ˈdaɪətɪŋ|
[f. diet v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb diet: a. Subjection to a diet or regimen. b. Taking of daily food, feeding (rare). †c. concr. Food (obs.).
c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. 61 Norissche hym with dyetynge þat fattyth hym. Ibid. 72 Of dietynge of men þat ben wounded. 1599T. M[oufet] Silkwormes 74 The dieting of these my spinning bands. 1641Milton Ch. Govt. i. i, Those maiden dietings and set prescriptions of baths and odours. c1819Shelley in Dowden Life II. 256 How delicate the imagination becomes by dieting with antiquity day after day. |