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insertings

insertings is the plural of inserting.

Meaning of inserting

Noun

inserting (plural insertings)

  1. Something inserted or set in, such as lace in garments.
    • Flax handkerchiefs composed in chief value of edgings and insertings of cotton lace made on the Lever or Gothrough machine are properly dutiable at the rate of 70 per cent […]1913, Congressional Serial Set, page 627

Questions about insertings

What is insertings the plural of?
Insertings is the plural of inserting.

Words near insertings in the dictionary

  1. inserters
  2. insertest
  3. inserteth
  4. insertin
  5. inserting
  6. insertings
  7. insertins
  8. insertion
  9. insertion order
  10. insertion orders
  11. insertion reaction

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