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lowered, ppl. a.|ˈləʊəd| [f. lower v. + -ed1.] In various senses of the vb. In Her., of an ordinary: = abased 2.
1707E. Smith Phædrus & Hipp. iii. 31 The suppliant Nations..with lower'd Sails Confess the Ocean's Queen. 1826Scott Jrnl. 8 June, The affectionate care that used to be ready, with lowered voice and stealthy pace, to smooth the pillow. 1828–40Berry Encycl. Herald. I, Lowered. 1839Chatto Wood Engraving ix. (1861) 614 When lowered blocks are printed at a common press, it is necessary that [etc.]. 1847Gloss. Heraldry, Lowered: see Abased. 1860Geo. Eliot Mill on Fl. III. 167 A great tear fell from under her lowered eyelids. 1869E. A. Parkes Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 63 A general lowered state of health among the population. 1877Sweet Handbk. Phonetics 12 The intermediate heights are distinguished as ‘lowered’ and ‘raised’, thus the ‘lowered high-front’ has a position below the ‘high-front’. |