reeding
/ˈriːdɪŋ
/noun
1A small semi-cylindrical moulding or ornamentation.In July 1808 Benjamin Radford charged the Longfellows another twenty dollars for a mahogany high-post bedstead with foot posts with carved reeding and string inlay....
- Rather than fluting the quarter columns, the maker simulated reeding with string inlay.
1.1 [mass noun] The making of reeded mouldings: the lathe is used for fluting and reeding
