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fitted, ppl. a.|ˈfɪtɪd|
[f. fit v. + -ed1.]
a. In various senses of the vb.; also fitted-up.
b. Often used predicatively with the ppl. sense somewhat obscured: Adapted, ‘calculated’, likely. Const. to with inf.
1736Butler Anal. i. Wks. 1874 I. 101 Circumstances peculiarly fitted to be, to them, a state of discipline. 1777Watson Philip II (1793) I. ii. 26 How much soever Philip's power and character were fitted to excite jealousy. 1810Sporting Mag. XXXVI. 156 Elegantly fitted-up pleasure boats. 1860Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 5) III. 713 A white, uni⁓coloured or fitted soap would be the result. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Fitted Furniture..articles of spare supply, sent from the dockyard. 1888Times 26 June 12/5 Advt., Fitted plate chests.
c. fitted carpet, a carpet cut to fit exactly the floor of a room; fitted sheet, a bed-sheet with box ends which fit closely round the mattress.
1898D. C. Peel New Home iii. 24 In no room would I allow a fitted carpet. 1950Vogue Aug. 98/2 Intellectuals can't afford a fitted carpet. 1963Good Housek. Home Encycl. (ed. 5) 30 Fitted Tailored Sheets, those with boxed ends simplify bed-making and are a boon to the restless sleeper. 1969Which? Nov. 372/1 You can get nylon fitted sheets for less than this. 1970Edwardes & Smedley Good Housek. Running Home 72 Are you going to have a fitted carpet—or not?
Hence ˈfittedness, the state of being fitted.
1611H. D. Disc. Liturgies (1661) 77 The singing then used, and its fittedness to the duty of Christians in praising God. 1645T. Coleman Hopes Deferred 3 There is no fittednesse to receive. 1894Drummond Ascent of Man 267 Fitness to survive is simply fittedness. |