Planting
['plɑːntɪŋ] or ['plæntɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; 'the planting of corn is hard work'.
(noun.) the act of fixing firmly in place; 'he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway'.
(noun.) a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area; 'the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner'.
Editor: Pasquale--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plant
(n.) The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, etc.; the forming of plantations, as of trees; the carrying on of plantations, as of sugar, coffee, etc.
(n.) That which is planted; a plantation.
(n.) The laying of the first courses of stone in a foundation.
Typed by Chauncey
Examples
- Well, Mr. Sawyer,' said Mrs. Raddle, planting herself firmly on a purple cauliflower in the Kidderminster carpet, 'and what's that to me, Sir? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I consider his planting one of his menial tools in the yard, an act of sneaking and sniffing. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Now it is attended from the day of its planting until it reaches the lips of the consumer by contrivances of consummate skill to fit it for its destined purpose. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A powerful steam traction engine of fifty horse power hauls across the field a planting combination of sixteen ten-inch plows, four six-foot harrows and a seeding drill in the rear. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Gently, Sir,' said Sam, planting his head against the wall, and making a platform of his back. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- But if I had more room, I should take a prodigious delight in improving and planting. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- He organized a great digging of wells in India, and the planting of trees for shade. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Anderson took advantage of this and pushed through our line, planting their flags on a part of the intrenchments not on fire. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Scarce a planting-house or sugar-work was left standing in all Jamaica. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Steam Ploughs: Implements for Preparing the Soil for Planting. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The planting of sugar and tobacco can afford the expense of slave cultivation. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- A companion piece to this machine is illustrated in Fig. 158, which shows the same power utilized for planting. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The method of planting colonies. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The good fellow was heart-broken at it, and went out to the Terai tea planting, where I hear that he is doing well. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Hunt, answers some important questions in regard to planting, etc. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
Edited by Kelsey