Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Framing
Fram′ing, n. 1. The act, process, or style of putting together a frame, or of constructing anything; a frame; that which frames.
2. (Arch. & Engin.) A framework, or a system of frames.
Framing chisel (Carp.), a heavy chisel with a socket shank for making mortises.