narrowing

narrowing

1. present participle of narrow

narrowing (plural narrowings)

1. The process of becoming narrow.

   narrowings of the road

2. The part of a stocking that is narrowed.
   • 1858, Margaret Maria Gordon, Household economy (page 60)

     It may be observed, as a general rule, that the length of a stocking, before the narrowings, should be, at the least, equal to twice the width of the top...