Definition of playing

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Playing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pla.

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Fielding :: Fielding (n.) The act of playing as a fielder.
Minstrelsy :: Minstrelsy (n.) The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of a minstrel.
Capot :: Capot (v. t.) To win all the tricks from, in playing at piquet..
Shift :: Shift (v. t.) A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin..
Diamond :: Diamond (n.) One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of a diamond..
Pip :: Pip (n.) One of the conventional figures or spots on playing cards, dominoes, etc..
Playing :: Playing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pla.
Finger :: Finger (n.) Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument..
Pipe :: Pipe (v. t.) To perform, as a tune, by playing on a pipe, flute, fife, etc.; to utter in the shrill tone of a pipe..
Flirtation :: Flirtation (n.) Playing at courtship; coquetry.
Histrionicism :: Histrionicism (n.) The histronic art; stageplaying.
Tongue :: Tongue (v. t.) To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in playing the flute and some other wind instruments..
Gaming :: Gaming (n.) The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers; gambling.
Mallet :: Mallet (n.) A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet..
Radical :: Radical (n.) Specifically, a group of two or more atoms, not completely saturated, which are so linked that their union implies certain properties, and are conveniently regarded as playing the part of a single atom; a residue; -- called also a compound radical. Cf. Residue..
Bandy :: Bandy (v. t.) To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy..
Bass Viol :: Bass viol () A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d Bass, n., and Violoncello..
Seraphine :: Seraphine (n.) A wind instrument whose sounding parts are reeds, consisting of a thin tongue of brass playing freely through a slot in a plate. It has a case, like a piano, and is played by means of a similar keybord, the bellows being worked by the foot. The melodeon is a portable variety of this instrument..
Tongue :: Tongue (v. i.) To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in playing the flute and some other wind instruments..
Lap :: Lap (n.) In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game; -- so called when they are counted in the score of the following game..
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