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Webster 1913 Edition
Taking
Tak′ing
,Adj.
1.
Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
Subtile in making his temptations most
taking
. Fuller.
2.
Infectious; contageous.
[Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.
Tak′ing-ly
, adv.
Tak′ing-ness
, Noun.
Tak′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
2.
Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
[Colloq.]
What a
taking
was he in, when your husband asked who was in the basket! Shakespeare
3.
Malign influence; infection.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Taking
TA'KING
,ppr.
1.
a. Alluring; attracting.TA'KING
,Noun.
1.
Agitation; distress of mind. What a taking was he in, when your husband asked what was in the basket?