LOFTING

Etymology 1

Noun

lofting (plural loftings)

(obsolete) An upper part; ceiling.

(mining) Lagging or longitudinal timber resting on caps to support the roof of a working.

Etymology 2

Verb

lofting

present participle of loft

Anagrams

• floting

Source: Wiktionary

LOFT

Loft, n. Etym: [Icel. lopt air, heaven, loft, upper room; akin to AS. lyft air, G. luft, Dan. loft loft, Goth. luftus air. Cf. Lift, v. & n. ]

Definition: That which is lifted up; an elevation. Hence, especially: (a) The room or space under a roof and above the ceiling of the uppermost story. (b) A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.; as, an organ loft. (c) A floor or room placed above another; a story. Eutychus . . . fell down from the third loft. Acts xx. 9. On loft, aloft; on high. Cf. Onloft. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Loft, a.

Definition: Lofty; proud. [R. & Obs.] Surrey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition