Clues for the word "FLOATING"

We've had 4 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 3 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on October 10, 2014.

Definition of floating

p. pr. & vb. n. - of Float
a. - Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air.
a. - Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals.
a. - Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as, floating capital; a floating debt.
n. - Floating threads. See Floating threads, above.
n. - The second coat of three-coat plastering.