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framing

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fram·ing  (frmng)
n.
A frame, framework, or system of frames.
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Noun1.framingframing - formulation of the plans and important details; "the framing of judicial decrees"
conceptualization, formulation, conceptualisation - inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
2.framingframing - a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held"
frame
framework - a structure supporting or containing something


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asked the large youth, framing himself in the open doorway.
Beyond the City by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
Anna was already dressed in a low-necked gown of light silk and velvet that she had had made in Paris, and with costly white lace on her head, framing her face, and particularly becoming, showing up her dazzling beauty.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
As the girl passed down through the hall, she went before open doors framing more eyes strangely microscopic, and sending broad beams of inquisitive light into the darkness of her path.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
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