cornering
suomi-englanti sanakirjacornering englanniksi
(infl of)
A piece of decorative work forming a corner.
{{quote-text|en|year=1844|title=The Art Journal
The act by which somebody is cornered.
1809-1812, (w), "Manoeuvring", in ''Tales of Fashionable Life''
- Aside; ay, ay, but take care, I advise you, of her asides, and her whisperings, and her cornerings, and her inuendoes, and semiconfidences, lest your own happiness, my dear, unsuspecting, enthusiastic daughter, should be the sacrifice.