studdingn.
/ˈstʌdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈstədɪŋ/ I. Senses relating to upright timbers.† 1. The action of fitting a building, wall, etc., with studs (stud n.1 1a). Obsolete.
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1367–8 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries London (1893–5) 15 315 Pro lathing et stoding.
1420 in Proc. Somerset Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. (1878) 23 27 (MED) Item, pro clavis emptis pro studyng apud Alford et bordis naylles pro hostio ibidem, viij d.
1465–6 in Proc. Somerset Archaeol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. (1880) 25 64 Cuidam laboratori pro stodynge et breydynge et dawbynge xvjd.
1505–6 in H. J. F. Swayne Churchwardens' Accts. Sarum (1896) 260 Pro bredyng & dabyng & studdyng murorum in diuersis stadiis.
1511 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1885) III. 330 Settyng vp and studdyng of an other hous.
2. The woodwork of a lath-and-plaster wall or partition; studs (stud n.1 1a) collectively. Also as a count noun: one of the upright timbers in the wall of a building; a stud.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > building wood > for specific use
framing timber1522
studding1588
timber-frame1703
frame1821
society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > wooden structures or wooden parts of > as (part of) a structure > specific
studding1588
interdice1617
punch1623
intertie1679
angle tie1782
pan1788
nogging piece1819
needling1854
nogging1895
1588 in Archaeologia (1913) 64 366 Lett to Fogg allthe studding and particions over the hall as for xxs.
1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder App. 70 Deal Battenings or Studdings, as they are called in many parts of the kingdom, are of various descriptions.
1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 277 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV Walls..clapboarded on the outside of the studding.
1899 R. Kipling Stalky & Co. iii. 72 The rough studding of the lath and plaster wall under the dormer.
1936 Pop. Mech. Oct. 545/1 The system calls for the nailing of patented strips of fir plywood to studdings, rafters and headings.
1937 Amer. Home Apr. 82/2 (advt.) Use Fir-Tex plaster lath directly on the studding—no other lath. Then plaster on the Fir-Tex.
2005 Independent 18 May (Property section) 7/5 It is possible that the latheboard has come loose from the studding behind it.
3. U.S. The height of a room from floor to ceiling; = stud n.1 1c. Now rare.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > [noun] > height of
stud1647
studding1848
1848 Sailor's Mag. & Naval Jrnl. May 277/2 The accommodations for steerage passengers are excellent, by the high studding between decks.
1884 W. D. Howells Rise Silas Lapham iii. 54 Lapham promptly developed his ideas of black walnut finish, high studding, and cornices.
1910 Burlington Mag. Feb. 293/1 The galleries generally are, as their low studding dictated, somewhat smaller than is the rule in Europe.
1969 Sunday Sun (Lowell, Mass.) 14 Sept. f1/2 The site is fully sprinklered, has eight heavy duty elevators, a rail spur line, loading docks, high studding, [etc.].
II. Senses relating to something fixed in and projecting from a surface.
4. The action or process of ornamenting or enhancing something with studs (stud n.1 6a).
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > other methods of ornamentation
grailing1502
studding1599
festooning1806
1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. 68 Clavazón, the setting of nailes, nailing, or studding.
1603 H. Clapham Three Partes Salomon Song of Songs Expounded i. 67 The second degree of this worke is, the studding or embrodering of the borders with siluer.
1758 J. Fielding Plan for Preservatory & Reformatory 21 A Matron to teach the Studding of Watch-Cases.
1886 Harper's Bazaar 22 May 340/1 Bead drop trimmings such as are used for studding.
1994 N. B. Rankov Praetorian Guard 61/1 The studding of equipment with jewels is also in fashion.
2015 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 23 Aug. (Lifestyle section) 136 There is also a clear trend happening right now for denim customisation with patching, ripping, embroidery and studding.
5. That with which a surface is studded; studs (stud n.1 6a) collectively.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [noun] > that which is scattered > that with which a surface is scattered
studding1793
dotting1854
1793 Anthologia Hibernica Nov. 353/1 Bishop Taylor caused a second case of Copper to be made for it covered with green velvet and studded with gold; which studding represents on the bottom a mitre.
1836 N. Paterson Manse Garden iii. 202 The crocus..is..perfectly beautiful as studding to a piece of smooth green sward.
1895 Outing Dec. 217/2 All were lovely, with their studdings of islands and brightly-tinted shores.
1914 A. V. W. Jackson & A. Yohannan Catal. Coll. Persian MSS Metrop. Mus. Art iii. 97 The two opening pages..are heightened by heavy gold interlineations with orange, blue, and yellow studdings.
2003 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Sept. 33/4 Everything was clean and shining: the Dietz lamps on the wagons and trucks and buggies, and the nickel studding on the work harness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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