ladderedadj.
/ˈladəd/, U.S. /ˈlædərd/ Furnished with a ladder.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > ladder > [adjective] > furnished with ladder
laddered1885
1885 R. L. Stevenson Child's Garden of Verses (1895) 81 He [the sun] Into the laddered hayloft smiles.
1892 Ld. Lytton King Poppy iv. 83 Their ladder'd scaffolds swarm'd, as high in heaven.
Draft additions 1997
2. Of a piece of knitted fabric, stocking, etc.: that has developed a ladder (sense 3b).
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > knitted > imperfect or flawed
stitch-fallen1693
stitch-dropped1834
laddered1924
1924 W. Deeping Three Rooms xii. 101 Two pairs white stockings. Laddered.
1932 W. H. Auden in Rev. Eng. Stud. (1978) Aug. 282 I was..Lost among waterproofs and laddered hose.
1985 Company Dec. 160/3 I too collect used plastic bags, obsolete magazines and laddered tights.
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adj.1885