Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of egg-crate
- Alternative form of egg crate.
- uncountabletextured surface or insert.
The soffit over the windows and arcade is of uninterrupted egg-crating.
1952, Light and Lighting and Environmental Design1 more example
Spotlights in egg-crating over counters give dramatic emphasis to cabinets at night.
1953, American Lumberman & Building Products Merchandiser - uncountablestyle of roof
For the egg-crating, 2x4's proved adequate, as likely they would have for the wall railing; but greater leaway [sic] was provided and proved fortunate since there was a slight pitch from the house roof to the wall.
1961, Bromeliad Society, Bulletin - Volumes 11-15, page 46
- uncountableA plastic mat of horizontal and vertical strips that form squares with holes in the centers.
Matting offers the same type of benefit, as does egg-crating.
2002, African Violet Magazine - Volume 55, page 501 more example
These little plants that I top-water sit on egg-crating which is atop a capillary mat.
1986, The Indoor Garden - Volumes 23-26 - uncountableboatingThe process of strengthening a hull by multiple support points.
While the hull of the Viking 57 is still curing in the mold, about two weeks into the boat building schedule, workmen install the engine compartment bulkheads and the "egg-crating" members, the interlocked wooden framework running fore-and-aft and athwartships.
1989, Lakeland Boating - Volume 44, page 100
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