shutteringn.
1.
a. The action of shutter v.
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [noun] > closing or shutting > closing with a shutter
shuttering1868
1868 W. Cory Lett. & Jrnls. (1897) 253 This is a detestable practice, shuttering; I rebel against it.
b. Material for making shutters.
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society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [noun] > building-material > for other parts
skiftingc1450
guttering1703
lintelling1703
skirting1825
stringing1833
spouting1838
trussing1840
undercloak1896
shuttering1898
screed1937
1898 F. W. Macey Specif. in Detail 371 Movable sheet-iron shuttering.
2. (a) = formwork n. at form n. Compounds 3. (b) = form n. 18b.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > temporary support for concrete
shuttering1895
form1908
formwork1918
1895 E. de V. Buckingham Contractors' Price-bk. 371 (heading) Concrete building casing and shuttering (per yard super).
1902 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 149 298 If the shutterings or drums are well made and kept well greased, a fairly good and even face can be obtained by mixing the concrete rather wet, and well chopping down behind the shutterings or drums.
1919 Spectator 25 Oct. 539/2 The soil..to be used without admixture..and to be thrown direct into the shutterings.
1939 Archit. Rev. 86 35 The facing slabs..can be used, when braced, as external shuttering to a reinforced concrete wall.
1959 Listener 27 Aug. 316/2 Exposed concrete shows the least incidents of the shuttering, the joints of the planks, the fibres and knots of the wood.
1976 Star (Sheffield) 20 Nov. (advt.) Shuttering joiners required.
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