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serried | herried |

As an adjective serried

is crowded together in rows.

As a verb herried is

(herry).

serried

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • crowded together in rows
  • *1899 ,
  • *:Above the bush the trees stood in serried ranks.
  • *1912 ,
  • *:They have, in the security of their sumptuous offices, behind stout mill gates and serried rows of bayonets and policemen's clubs, defied the State, city, and public.
  • *1996 , , Virago Press, paperback edition, page 45:
  • *:The Murris in their serried invisible ranks crowd around her.

    • Usage notes

    *Used especially of ranks of troops.

    Anagrams

    * *

    herried

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (herry)

    • herry

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) . See (l), (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To honour, praise or celebrate.
  • * 1596 , '', 1805, H. J. Todd (editorial notes), ''The Works of Edmund Spenser , page 185,
    • Thenceforth it firmely was e?tabli?hed, / And for Apolloes temple highly herried .
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From earlier (m), from (etyl) (m), . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • (transitive, obsolete, Scotland)
  • * 1728 , Robert Lindsay, Robert Freebairn, The History of Scotland: From 21 February, 1436, to March, 1565 , page 44,
    • In the Spring of the Year thereafter, this inte?tine War, within the Bowels of this Commonweal, began to increase ay more and more; and ?o continued two Years; during the which Time, the Dougla??es burnt and herried all Lands pertaining to the King and his A??i?ters; and al?o to them that were not plain on his Faction.
  • * 1822 , , The Three Perils of Man; Or, War, Women, and Witchcraft , page 228,
    • The heroic Sim flew to horse, and desired all that were friends to the Scots to follow, while Laidlaw addressed his compeers, saying, "Up, lads, and let us ride; our host must not be herried while we are under his roof."
  • * , The Deer-Stalkers of Glenskiach , 1840, page 38,
    • The victories of Inverlochy, of Alderne, and of Alford, the herrying of Argyleshire, and the sacking of Dundee, could scarcely make up for the terrible toils encountered in climhing the bleak precipices of the west, in wading through drifts of snow among the mountains during the depths of winter,.
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)