Definition of reading

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Reading (a.) Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.

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Bushy :: Bushy (a.) Thick and spreading, like a bush..
Palmated :: Palmated (a.) Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the divisions of a leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the hand with outspread fingers..
Phagedena :: Phagedena (n.) Spreading, obstinate ulceration..
Reading :: Reading (n.) The way in which anything reads; force of a word or passage presented by a documentary authority; lection; version.
Sitting :: Sitting (n.) The time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc..
Lection :: Lection (n.) A reading; a variation in the text.
Treadwheel :: Treadwheel (n.) A wheel turned by persons or animals, by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet, upon its periphery or face. See Treadmill..
Squarroso-dentate :: Squarrose (a.) Having scales spreading every way, or standing upright, or at right angles to the surface; -- said of a shell..
Obelus :: Obelus (n.) A mark [thus /, or Ö ]; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings..
Pounce :: Pounce (n.) A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, -- formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript..
Diverging :: Diverging (a.) Tending in different directions from a common center; spreading apart; divergent.
Diffusible :: Diffusible (a.) Capable of flowing or spreading in all directions; that may be diffused.
Beaten :: Beaten (a.) Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use.
Write :: Write (v. t.) To set down for reading; to express in legible or intelligible characters; to inscribe; as, to write a deed; to write a bill of divorcement; hence, specifically, to set down in an epistle; to communicate by letter..
Cross-reading :: Cross-reading (n.) The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas..
Mare''s-tail :: Mare's-tail (n.) A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See Cloud..
Erudition :: Erudition (n.) The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship..
Propaganda :: Propaganda (n.) Hence, any organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles..
Threading :: Threading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Threa.
Lecture :: Lecture (n.) The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture..
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