nidgedadj.

Brit.

/nɪdʒd/, U.S.

/nɪdʒd/, Scottish English

/nɪdʒd/

Forms: 1800s– nidged, 1800s– nigged.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nitch n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < a variant of nitch n. + -ed suffix².

Building (originally and chiefly Scottish).

Of stone: dressed roughly with a sharp-pointed hammer. Frequently in nidged ashlar.

ΚΠ

1819 P. Nicholson Archit. Dict. II. 399/2 Nidged Ashlar, a kind of ashlar used in Aberdeen, which is brought to the square by means of a cavil, or hammer, with a sharp point.

1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. ii. iii. 519 In Aberdeen, where the stone is very hard..they pick the stone until the surface has nearly acquired the requisite form. This sort of work is called nidged-work.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1526/2 Nidged, nigged; as ashlar.

1951 Engineering 6 Apr. 401/2 The [road-paving] setts were of the nidged type..and the nidged surface had been..worn away.

1964 J. S. Scott Dict. Building 215 Nidged or nigged ashlar, stone, particularly granite, dressed roughly with a pointed hammer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nidged
释义	nidgedadj. Brit. /nɪdʒd/, U.S. /nɪdʒd/, Scottish English /nɪdʒd/ Forms: 1800s– nidged, 1800s– nigged. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nitch n., -ed suffix². Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < a variant of nitch n. + -ed suffix². Building (originally and chiefly Scottish). Of stone: dressed roughly with a sharp-pointed hammer. Frequently in nidged ashlar. ΚΠ 1819 P. Nicholson Archit. Dict. II. 399/2 Nidged Ashlar, a kind of ashlar used in Aberdeen, which is brought to the square by means of a cavil, or hammer, with a sharp point. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. ii. iii. 519 In Aberdeen, where the stone is very hard..they pick the stone until the surface has nearly acquired the requisite form. This sort of work is called nidged-work. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1526/2 Nidged, nigged; as ashlar. 1951 Engineering 6 Apr. 401/2 The [road-paving] setts were of the nidged type..and the nidged surface had been..worn away. 1964 J. S. Scott Dict. Building 215 Nidged or nigged ashlar, stone, particularly granite, dressed roughly with a pointed hammer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1819
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