[Ads-l] Curious OED Entry for "Styling"

Shapiro, Fred 00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Mon Jun 29 15:37:14 UTC 2026


There is something that strikes me as curious about the OED entry for "styling, noun."  There is an "Additional Sense" meaning "fashionable or stylish."  Isn't this an adjective rather than a noun?  All of the citations use the word as an adjective.

Fred Shapiro

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