reinforcedadj.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion i. 10 From his short retyre, His reinforced troupes (newe forg'd with sprightly fire) Before them draue the Dane.

1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) ii. vi. 94 The Reinforced Ring.

1710 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum II Re-inforced Ring of a Cannon, is that which is next after the Trunnions, between them and the Vent, and the Re-inforced part of a Gun, is from the Base Ring to the Re-inforced Ring.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxxi. 203 The reinforced orders for this hostile apparatus.

1764 J. Wilson Earl Douglas (rev. ed.) v. ii. 78 The reinforced peers dispers'd their foes; Their leaders seiz'd.

1796 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry (1813) 172 The reinforced flank or center which is to attack, is then ordered to advance.

1877 Daily News 27 Dec. 5/6 The Russian pursuing force..could not possibly assail the reinforced Turkish troops.

1919 J. Conrad Arrow of Gold iv. ii. 157 The Blunt atmosphere, the reinforced Blunt vibration stealing through the walls... Nothing to me, of course—the movements of Mme. Blunt, mère.

1964 A. W. Staats & C. K. Staats Complex Human Behavior iii. 42 The increase in strength of a reinforced response in the situation described.

2006 R. Nerz Eat this Bk. xii. 141 Another bias against the sport is the culturally reinforced assumption that the main function of eating is nourishment and enjoyment.

1891 Ann. Rep. Inspector Buildings 1890 (Providence) 29 The use of Portland concrete in what is called reinforced concrete construction is a form more complicated than the monolithic.

1931 Engineering 9 Jan. 44/1 (heading) Developments in the use of reinforced brickwork.

1970 Materials & Technol. III. xii. 881 An interesting new addition to the range of fibre reinforced composites is glass reinforced cement.

1990 Forestry 63 54 A spiral of reinforced rubber hose was sealed against the tree.

2005 J. Fredston Snowstruck vii. 195 They use the helicopter to lower a reinforced steel ‘crash box’ into the bottom of the path and strap two avalanche rescue beacons to the outside.

1902 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 149 297 Reinforced concrete is extremely economical..where an imposing building is not required.

1924 Building News 8 Aug. 154/1 By 1935 the average citizen..would travel to his place of business over reinforced concrete roads,..perform his daily duties in a reinforced concrete building, and..be..buried in a concrete vault.

1958 Engineering 14 Mar. 350/1 A sufficient number of reinforced-concrete buildings have now been in use for more than 50 years to show that, properly designed, reinforced concrete is as durable material as is likely to be required for most purposes.

2008 Art Q. Spring 34/2 The exterior is clad in Portland stone, but its internal structure is made of reinforced concrete.

1907 Amer. Architect & Building News 28 Dec. 219/2 The architecture of a reinforced plastic material may and logically will express itself throughout the entire structure.]

1916 U.S. Patent 1,180,902 4/2 What I claim is..the process of preparing reinforced plastics.

1971 Nature 30 July 305/1 If the exceptional properties of carbon fibres are to be utilized for engineering purposes they must be fabricated as a ‘reinforced plastic’.

2004 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Conservation 43 207/2 Coatings are generally described as plastic materials, and paint can be regarded as filled or reinforced plastic.