egg-crating

English

Verb

egg-crating

1. present participle and gerund of egg-crate

Noun

egg-crating (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of egg crate
   1. textured surface or insert.
      • 1952, Light and Lighting and Environmental Design:

        The soffit over the windows and arcade is of uninterrupted egg-crating.

      • 1953, American Lumberman & Building Products Merchandiser:

        Spotlights in egg-crating over counters give dramatic emphasis to cabinets at night.

   2. style of roof
      • 1961, Bromeliad Society, Bulletin - Volumes 11-15, page 46:

        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.

2. A plastic mat of horizontal and vertical strips that form squares with holes in the centers.
   • 1986, The Indoor Garden - Volumes 23-26:

     These little plants that I top-water sit on egg-crating which is atop a capillary mat.

   • 2002, African Violet Magazine - Volume 55, page 50:

     Matting offers the same type of benefit, as does egg-crating.

3. (boating) The process of strengthening a hull by multiple support points.
   • 1989, Lakeland Boating - Volume 44, page 100:

     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.