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motoring, vbl. n.|ˈməʊtərɪŋ|
[f. motor v. + -ing1.]
1. The action of driving or travelling in a motor car.
1897Truth 28 Jan. 219 The delights of motoring on a Gladys.
2. attrib., as motoring-cap, motoring chocolate, motoring coat, motoring glove, motoring goggles, motoring map, motoring offence, motoring veil.
1909Chambers's Jrnl. Sept. 588/2 She raised a little gloved hand and patted the hair under a dainty motoring-cap. 1966D. Holbrook Flesh Wounds 130 In handy places here and there the tank men kept their round tins of cigarettes and their bars of motoring chocolate.
1907G. B. Shaw John Bull's Other Island iv. 83 Broadbent enters, soiled and disordered as to his motoring coat. 1931M. Allingham Look to Lady xx. 204 Mr. Campion in a motoring coat and hatless.
1920W. J. Locke House of Baltazar viii. 101 Drawing on his motoring gloves. 1942R.A.F. Jrnl. 3 Oct. 30 There were those first flights..in all the glory of an old flying helmet and motoring gloves.
1903G. B. Shaw Man & Superman iii. 78 Tanner and Straker, in their motoring goggles, leather coats, and caps, are led in from the road by the brigands. 1975‘M. Duke’ Death of Holy Murderer ii. 37 She removed a pair of antique motoring goggles.
1926–7Army & Navy Stores Catal. 915/1 Contour Motoring Map of British Isles. 1931R. H. Heaton Perfect Hostess 133 A set of motoring maps of England and Scotland. 1974Camping & Caravanning Sept. 12/1 The R.A.C. have introduced two new series of motoring maps.
1933M. Allingham Sweet Danger xvii. 213 The young gents who were wanted for a motoring offence. 1972Police Rev. 17 Nov. 1484/1 Although penalties for motoring offences may be low, it is a truism that purely in financial terms it works out cheaper being a petty criminal than being a forgetful motorist. 1973P. Moyes Curious Affair of Third Dog i. 20 He's not a criminal... It was only a motoring offence—but unfortunately he killed somebody.
1955N. Marsh Scales of Justice vii. 160 Illustrations of young women in dustcoats and motoring veils. 1971Country Life 14 Oct. 966/3 Intrepid ladies in large hats, goggles, motoring veils and dust-coats. 1974I. Murdoch Sacred & Profane Love Machine 229 She now donned a floppy green hat and tied it over her head with a sort of motoring veil. |