3. A plotter; a schemer; -- used in a bad sense.

De*sign"ful (?), a. Full of design; scheming. [R.] -- De*sign"ful*ness, n. [R.] Barrow.

De*sign"ing, a. Intriguing; artful; scheming; as, a designing man.

De*sign"ing, n. The act of making designs or sketches; the act of forming designs or plans.

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