in Joinery, a kind of case, in which a set of tools are kept, or even supported; as a window is placed in a frame, and the like.
among founders, is a kind of ledge or board, which, being filled with wetted sand, serves to cast their works in.
FRAMING is more particularly used for a sort of work, in which artificers stretch their linens, silks, or other materials, embroidered, quilted, or the like.
among painters, is a kind of square, or four long slips of wood joined together, within which space is divided by threads into squares like a net, and hence sometimes called a screen to reduce figures from great to small, or to make them appear larger.