·noun A framework, or a sy/ of frames.
II. Framing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Frame.
III. Framing ·noun The act, process, or style of putting together a frame, or of constructing anything; a frame; that which frames.
The placing, scarphing, and bolting of the frame-timbers of a ship. (See warping.) ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Putting in the beam-knees, coamings, &c., and dividing the spaces between the beams for fitting the ...