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framing

/ˈfɹeɪmɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. The placing of a picture, etc. in a frame. (countable, uncountable) · wooden framing· steel framing
  2. Providing false evidence to accuse someone of a crime. (countable, uncountable) · criminal framing
  3. The placing of something in context. (countable, uncountable)
  4. Framework or the building thereof. (countable, uncountable)

Plural framings

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In the parlor lay Matthew Cuthbert in his coffin, his long gray hair framing his placid face on which there was a little kindly smile as if he but slept, dreaming pleasant dreams.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 311 · C1

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