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caning

caning

1 7.4
A material made by weaving thin branches into seats or baskets
  • noun
  • /ˈkeɪnɪŋ/
translation icon : mimbre
  • She admired the intricate caning pattern on the wicker basket displayed at the local market.

Examples

  • The figures are joined to the calabash and the tubular mouthpiece by interlaced caning covered with pitch.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Where they do the caning.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • A Conversio Virium member after a caning demonstration at Columbia University.

    Blog text (32)

  • The artisan carefully crafted a chair using traditional caning techniques to ensure durability and comfort.

  • For her new dining set, she chose a design that featured elegant caning on the backrests of the chairs.

Synonyms

wicker
vscaning
24 3.7

Flexible thin branches woven together to make baskets or chairs

is specifically about weaving into a mesh pattern
wickerwork
vscaning
7.4

Objects made by weaving thin branches into chairs or baskets

is about weaving into a mesh pattern rather than a rigid form

Surface Forms

caning singular
canings plural

Morphology

caning = cane (semi-transparent) = cane + ing

The word is built compositionally from 'cane' + '-ing', but the specialized furniture/material sense is only partly predictable for learners.

Etymology

Caning comes from cane, a long thin plant 'reed' used for weaving seats and baskets, so the word brings to mind many thin strips woven together; caning therefore means the woven material or the work of making a chair seat from those reeds.