·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Keep.
II. Keeping ·noun A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.
III. Keeping ·noun Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping.
IV. Keeping ·noun Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other.
V. Keeping ·noun Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping.