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airing, vbl. n.|ˈɛərɪŋ|
[f. air v. + -ing1.]
1. a. The action or process of exposing to fresh or dry air, or (anything slightly damp) to heat.
1610B. Jonson Alch. i. i. (1616) 610 Hee'll send word, for ayring o' the house. 1611Cotgr., Ventilation, a winnowing, or airing in the wind. 1626Bacon Sylva §343 To discharge some of the superfluous moisture..they require Airing. 1685in Ellis Orig. Lett. ii. 330 IV. 89 Fire..at Montague House..occasioned by the Steward's airing some hangings.
b. airing cupboard, a cupboard for airing linen and clothing.
1917A. Waugh Loom of Youth i. vii. 82 The School House changing-room... In the far corner there was an airing cupboard. 1958Times 2 June ix/3 An immersion heater... Small and compact, it is particularly suitable for fitting in an airing cupboard.
2. A walk, ride, or drive to take the air. (Now rarely of a walk.)
1629Massinger Picture v. i, How do you like Your airing? 1704Addison Italy (1733) 22 To give their Ladies an Airing in the Summer-season. 1791Boswell Johnson (1831) V. 88 He frequently attended him in airings. c1815Jane Austen Northang. Abb. (1833) I. ix. 50, I hope you have had a pleasant airing. 1836Marryat Japhet lxxvi. 142/1 You would have no objection to take an airing in the carriage.
3. Exercising of horses in the open air.
1631Markham Way to Wealth i. i. i. (1668) 6 Let him [the horse] have much moderate exercise, as Morning and Evening ayrings. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v., It is from long airings that we are to expect to bring a horse to a perfect wind.
4. [air v. 5.] Display, exposure to public notice.
1870G. Meredith H. Richmond (1871) I. x. 166, I really felt that I was justified in giving my irritability an airing. 1884Eng. Illustr. Mag. I. 440 It was little more than scientific gossip, and the occasional airing of certain theories. 1965Listener 25 Nov. 874/3 An informative and lively series which could certainly stand another airing. |