clouding
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklaʊdɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -aʊdɪŋ
Verb
clouding
- present participle and gerund of cloud
Noun
clouding (countable and uncountable, plural cloudings)
- A cloudy appearance.
- A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.
- A diversity of colours in yarn, recurring at regular intervals.
Derived terms
References
- Edward H[enry] Knight (1877) “Clouding”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes I (A–GAS), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.