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Coiled vs Dressed - What's the difference?

coiled | dressed |

As verbs the difference between coiled and dressed

is that coiled is (coil) while dressed is (dress).

As an adjective coiled

is in the form of coils; having coils.

coiled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (coil)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the form of coils; having coils.
    • a coiled serpent
  • Prepared and poised to act, as a snake that has coiled its lower body so it can strike
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=Jonathan Wilson , title=Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Two first-half goals from the Colombian forward Radamel Falcao won the game, allowing Atlético to spend the final hour or so sitting deep, coiled always for a breakaway.}}

    Synonyms

    * looped

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    dressed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dress)
  • * 1883:
    • ...he was deadly pale, and the blood-stained bandage round his head told that he had recently been wounded, and still more recently dressed .
  • (New Orleans) Having a sandwich prepared with several fixings, typically lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.

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