compingn.¹

/ˈkɒmpɪŋ/

Etymology: Shortened < composing n. Compare comp n.¹ b.

Printing colloquial.

= composing n. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > [noun]

composing1708

composition1832

typesetting1846

comping1888

type-work1910

1888 C. T. Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 25 Comping, a slang term for composing or setting type.

1900 Daily News 14 Nov. 10/3 (advt.) Printing.—Wanted, a smart young man..for Comping Room.

1928 Melody Maker Feb. 153/3 We apologise to Ben Davis for printers' errors... These ‘comping’ slips made the prices of the Vocaltone Reeds refer to the mouthpieces and vice versa.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

compingn.²

Brit.

/ˈkɒmpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkɑmpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: comp n.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < comp n.¹ (compare sense c at that entry) + -ing suffix¹. Compare comper n.

chiefly British.

The practice of entering numerous competitions (esp. those promoting consumer goods) in order to win as many prizes as possible.

ΚΠ

1987 Guardian (Nexis) 21 Nov. 25/2 Plenty of big prizes over the years have been won by people going in for their very first competition. That's the wonderful thing about comps and comping.

1990 Sunday Express 5 Aug. 21/3 Winning exotic holidays, cars, cash, clothes and luxury equipment..may be what gets people interested in ‘comping’.

1993 D. Moggach Ex-wives xxi. 239 She kept winning things for him; she thought they were in on this together and that they'd become Comping Couple of the Year.

2000 Sunday Mirror (Electronic ed.) 21 May ‘Serious “comping” takes time and effort..’ says Susan, who enters up to 50 competitions every month.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> as lemmas

ˈcomping n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > accompaniment

accompaniment1697

obbligato1825

Alberti bass1845

vamp1882

backing1940

comp1946

comping1949

1949 L. Feather Inside Be-bop ii. 59 The guitar..is employed like the piano to ‘feed’ or ‘bop’ the soloists by ‘comping’ with irregularly accented chords.

单词	comping
释义	compingn.¹ /ˈkɒmpɪŋ/ Etymology: Shortened < composing n. Compare comp n.¹ b. Printing colloquial. = composing n. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > [noun] composing1708 composition1832 typesetting1846 comping1888 type-work1910 1888 C. T. Jacobi Printers' Vocab. 25 Comping, a slang term for composing or setting type. 1900 Daily News 14 Nov. 10/3 (advt.) Printing.—Wanted, a smart young man..for Comping Room. 1928 Melody Maker Feb. 153/3 We apologise to Ben Davis for printers' errors... These ‘comping’ slips made the prices of the Vocaltone Reeds refer to the mouthpieces and vice versa. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019). compingn.² Brit. /ˈkɒmpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkɑmpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: comp n.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < comp n.¹ (compare sense c at that entry) + -ing suffix¹. Compare comper n. chiefly British. The practice of entering numerous competitions (esp. those promoting consumer goods) in order to win as many prizes as possible. ΚΠ 1987 Guardian (Nexis) 21 Nov. 25/2 Plenty of big prizes over the years have been won by people going in for their very first competition. That's the wonderful thing about comps and comping. 1990 Sunday Express 5 Aug. 21/3 Winning exotic holidays, cars, cash, clothes and luxury equipment..may be what gets people interested in ‘comping’. 1993 D. Moggach Ex-wives xxi. 239 She kept winning things for him; she thought they were in on this together and that they'd become Comping Couple of the Year. 2000 Sunday Mirror (Electronic ed.) 21 May ‘Serious “comping” takes time and effort..’ says Susan, who enters up to 50 competitions every month. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas ˈcomping ˈcomping n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > accompaniment accompaniment1697 obbligato1825 Alberti bass1845 vamp1882 backing1940 comp1946 comping1949 1949 L. Feather Inside Be-bop ii. 59 The guitar..is employed like the piano to ‘feed’ or ‘bop’ the soloists by ‘comping’ with irregularly accented chords. extracted from compv.¹ < n.¹1888n.²1987 as lemmas
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