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(1):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Keep

(2):

(n.) A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.

(3):

(n.) Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping.

(4):

(n.) Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other.

(5):

(n.) Harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Keeping'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​k/keeping.html. 1828.
 
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