A short, plain, concave section between the capital and the shaft of a classical Doric or Tuscan column.
〔建筑〕柱颈线脚；柱颈
Example sentencesExamples
A more elaborate Doric capital of white marble, with flutes on the necking, is stored west of the building, to the west of the marble throne in room A.
I wanted to see without being seen; most of all, I wanted to find myself in the conversational corners, the necking spots of yesteryear.
This capital cannot be associated with the plain marble drum because of its size and the flutes on the necking.
I rolled my eyes; Margie could hardly be over fifteen, but I signed her photo anyway, and left it on a coffee table for her to pick it up, after her necking time with Harry was over.
Definition of necking in US English:
necking
nounˈnɛkɪŋˈnekiNG
Architecture
A short, plain, concave section between the capital and the shaft of a classical Doric or Tuscan column.
〔建筑〕柱颈线脚；柱颈
Example sentencesExamples
I rolled my eyes; Margie could hardly be over fifteen, but I signed her photo anyway, and left it on a coffee table for her to pick it up, after her necking time with Harry was over.
A more elaborate Doric capital of white marble, with flutes on the necking, is stored west of the building, to the west of the marble throne in room A.
This capital cannot be associated with the plain marble drum because of its size and the flutes on the necking.
I wanted to see without being seen; most of all, I wanted to find myself in the conversational corners, the necking spots of yesteryear.