hous|ing

hous|ing
hous|ing1 «HOW zihng», noun.
1. the act of sheltering; providing shelter: »

The housing of some plants will allow keeping them through the winter.

2. a putting or enclosing in a house.
3. a dwelling or lodging in a house.
4. houses or buildings collectively: »

There is not enough housing in that city for the number of people living there.

6. a frame, plate, or the like, to hold part of a machine in place.
7. Carpentry. the space, surface, or groove made in one piece of wood for the attachment of another.
8. Nautical. a) the end of a bowsprit enclosed in the hull. b) the part of a mast enclosed below the deck. c) a roofing for a vessel laid up in dock.
9. Obsolete. a niche for a statue.
╂[< hous(e)1 + -ing1]
hous|ing2 «HOW zihng», noun.
1. an ornamental covering on an animal's back, especially the back of a horse; caparison; trappings: »

Under the saddle was a housing of red velvet.

2. Also, housings. a covering, especially of cloth or the like.
╂[< hous(e)2 a covering + -ing1]

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