chainedadj.
/tʃeɪnd/ 1. From the verb:
a. Made fast, bound, closed, connected, united, with (or as with) a chain; fettered.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > restriction of free action > [adjective] > restricted in free action
coarctc1420
shackledc1440
coarcteda1500
haltered?1510
catesnd1566
straited1581
immurate1593
chained1613
hampered1633
muzzled1647
throttled1677
tethereda1680
fetlocked1725
strangled1813
trammelled1813
spancelled1835
iron-bound1850
cabined1853
manacled1861
vaulted1863
tied1876
strait-jacketed1894
society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [adjective] > with other specific fastenings
buckled1394
clasped1582
chained1613
nutted1688
hooping1795
knock-down1869
stapled1956
society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [adjective] > types of bullet or shot
chained1613
steel-piercing1624
chawed1644
studded1865
soft-nosed1893
hollow-fronted1899
mushroomed1901
hollow-pointed1902
spitzer1905
hollow-nosed1909
society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [adjective] > restricted or limited > in free action
coarctc1420
shackledc1440
coarcteda1500
haltered?1510
catesnd1566
straited1581
chained1613
hampered1633
muzzled1647
tethereda1680
fetlocked1725
strangled1813
trammelled1813
spancelled1835
iron-bound1850
cabined1853
manacled1861
vaulted1863
tied1876
strait-jacketed1894
society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > [adjective] > bound, fettered, or shackled > chained
enchained1654
chained1816
1613 G. Chapman Reuenge Bussy D'Ambois v. sig. H4 Chained shot.
1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1848) ccxxiii. 435 He hath left me a chained man.
1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. vi. 318 [The assailants] set upon the chain'd-bridge.
1684 London Gaz. No. 1979/1 Chained Bullets made at Brescia.
1816 Ld. Byron Parisina xiii, in Siege of Corinth 74 While Hugo raised his chained hands.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. §3. 244.
b. Of a book: secured to a shelf, desk, table, etc., by a chain in order to prevent its removal; also applied to a library of such books.
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society > communication > book > library or collection of books > library, place, or institution > [adjective] > of book: chained
chained1846
1846 Wesleyan-Meth. Mag. (Abr. ed.) II. 155/2 What a hold he has of that great chained Bible!
1890 W. Blades Bibliogr. Misc. ii. i. 6 The chained library at Wimborne Minster.
1908 Daily Chron. 10 Jan. 6/7 The old chained-Bible table previously in the church of St. Mary Bourne..has been restored.
1931 B. H. Streeter Chained Library i. 48 The chained library in the mediaeval system was not the equivalent of what we mean by a library, it corresponded rather to a ‘reference library’.
1963 Times 2 Feb. 10/4 I direct my trustees to hand over my said chained library to Sir Robert Hall.
2. From the noun: Fitted, provided, or adorned with a chain or chains.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [adjective] > ornamented in other specific ways
membereda1425
chained1552
armed1553
shielded1805
sun-rayed1856
repeating1863
ajouré1903
society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [adjective] > furnished with chain
chained1552
1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Chayned, torquatus.
1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ii. 8 In great ships they vse chained pumps.
a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 689 A fine pacing horse wi' a clear chained bridle.
18.. G. A. Sala Mrs. Mellor's Diamonds [He] was highly curled..chained, pinned, and locketed.
3. Of lightning: Having the form of a chain or jointed line. chained-lightning. Also transferred.
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the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of lightning: in specific form
trisulcate1705
chained1859
1859 All Year Round 20 Aug. 400 Lightning..now and then ‘chained’ or ‘forked’ was visible.
1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms 217 Chain-lightning..is generally..changed into chained-lightning. In both forms it is constantly applied to inferior whiskey.
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