fossedadj.

Brit.

/fɒst/, U.S.

/fɑst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fosse n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: < fosse n.¹ + -ed suffix².

Fortification.

Encircled by a fosse or defensive ditch. Frequently with about.In quot. 1846 figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > moat > [adjective]

moated1580

fossed1682

1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece i. 60 A square Toure, or Castle, Fossed without but not very deep.

1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall xxvi. 298 A much larger one, of higher mound, fossed on the outside..is the ampitheater in the parish of Piran-sand.

1846 W. S. Landor Siege Ancona in Wks. II. 584 Burnt-offerings raised In your high places, and fossed round with blood!

1884 W. D. Howells Tuscan Cities 209 Belcaro..afforded a satisfying image of a mediæval castle, walled and fossed about.

1903 P. W. Joyce Social Hist. Anc. Ireland I. iv. 75 Whence is named Dinn Tradui , i.e. the triple fossed fort.

1954 E. Hardy Thomas Hardy vi. 133 An ancient earthwork, dyked and fossed about, near Bere Regis.

1998 M. Stout in W. Nolan & T. P. O'Neill Offaly ii. 40 The large number of double banked and fossed examples [sc. of ringfort] contribute to this group having much larger than average overall diameters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fossed
释义	fossedadj. Brit. /fɒst/, U.S. /fɑst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fosse n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: < fosse n.¹ + -ed suffix². Fortification. Encircled by a fosse or defensive ditch. Frequently with about.In quot. 1846 figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > moat > [adjective] moated1580 fossed1682 1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece i. 60 A square Toure, or Castle, Fossed without but not very deep. 1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall xxvi. 298 A much larger one, of higher mound, fossed on the outside..is the ampitheater in the parish of Piran-sand. 1846 W. S. Landor Siege Ancona in Wks. II. 584 Burnt-offerings raised In your high places, and fossed round with blood! 1884 W. D. Howells Tuscan Cities 209 Belcaro..afforded a satisfying image of a mediæval castle, walled and fossed about. 1903 P. W. Joyce Social Hist. Anc. Ireland I. iv. 75 Whence is named Dinn Tradui , i.e. the triple fossed fort. 1954 E. Hardy Thomas Hardy vi. 133 An ancient earthwork, dyked and fossed about, near Bere Regis. 1998 M. Stout in W. Nolan & T. P. O'Neill Offaly ii. 40 The large number of double banked and fossed examples [sc. of ringfort] contribute to this group having much larger than average overall diameters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1682
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