serriedadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛrɪd/, U.S.

/ˈsɛrid/

Etymology: apparently < serry v. + -ed suffix¹; but perhaps a graphic representation of serred , past participle of serr v., pronounced as a disyllable. The modern currency of the word is apparently due to Scott.

a. Of files or ranks of armed men: Pressed close together, shoulder to shoulder, in close order.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [adjective] > in close formation

shoulder to shouldera1586

pouldron to pouldron1598

serried1667

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adjective] > crowded together > specifically of persons

serried1667

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 548 Thronging Helms Appear'd, and serried Shields in thick array.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 599 Nor serv'd it to relax thir serried files.

1757 W. Wilkie Epigoniad ii. 39 The Theban chief survey'd The close-compacted ranks..To find where least the serried orb could bear The strong impression of a pointed war.

a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) I. ii. 226 No engine..To man destructive like his own fell hand In serried fight.

1808 W. Scott Marmion vi. xxxiv. 369 Linked in the serried phalanx tight.

1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles v. xv. 193 Shield compact and serried spear.

1828 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. I. 164 To present a serried front to the enemy.

1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany xii. 192 The French ranks were so serried that..you could not throw an apple but it would fall upon a helmet or a lance.

1879 J. R. Green Readings Eng. Hist. xv. 74 The Norman horsemen, in serried line and with lances at rest.

b. Of things likened to ranks of soldiers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adjective] > crowded together

thickc893

throngc1450

frequented1578

thwackeda1670

crowded1725

serried1834

1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii II. iii. ix. 129 The dark ranks of the serried clouds.

1857 P. H. Gosse Omphalos iii. 57 An enormous Frog (Labyrinthodon),..apparently allied, in its serried teeth,..to the Crocodiles.

1858 H. W. Longfellow Courtship Miles Standish v. 13 The serried billows, advancing.

1883 ‘Ouida’ Wanda I. 31 The gorges, dark with the serried pines.

c. Of argument, etc.: Closely reasoned, compact in expression.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > [adjective] > marked by reason, well-reasoned

reasonablea1387

coherent1580

sharp1580

firm1600

sober1651

well-reasoned1661

close1670

serried1899

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective]

compendious1388

briefc1430

short1487

short and sweet1545

curted1568

summarc1575

laconical1576

summary1582

succinct1585

totala1586

laconic1589

concisec1590

compendiary1609

press?1611

curt1631

Spartan1644

nutshell1647

severe1680

Lacedaemonian1780

straightforward1806

uncircumlocutory1808

shorthand1822

Spartanlike1838

unwordy1841

nutshelly1843

tight1870

Spartanic1882

unfarced1890

serried1899

taut1916

1899 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. No. 1001. 511 To follow a long or serried argument.

1910 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 93 His composition is lucid, logical, serried.

2. Misused for serrated adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > condition or action of indentation of edge > [adjective] > finely or serrated

tootheda1387

serratile?1541

dented1552

denticle1574

sawed1607

comb-like1615

denticulate1661

denticulated1665

serrate1668

serrated1703

dentated1753

dentulated1796

dentelated1797

dentate1810

serratiform1821

serriform1822

teethed1825

saw-edged1846

serried1848

saw-toothed1857

denticular1878

saw tooth1884

1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 173 The bleak crags are serried by the numerous torrents which fall straight into the lake.

1873 B. Harte Episode of Fiddletown 111 The morning came above the serried coast.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	serried
释义	serriedadj. Brit. /ˈsɛrɪd/, U.S. /ˈsɛrid/ Etymology: apparently < serry v. + -ed suffix¹; but perhaps a graphic representation of serred , past participle of serr v., pronounced as a disyllable. The modern currency of the word is apparently due to Scott. 1. a. Of files or ranks of armed men: Pressed close together, shoulder to shoulder, in close order. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [adjective] > in close formation shoulder to shouldera1586 pouldron to pouldron1598 serried1667 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adjective] > crowded together > specifically of persons serried1667 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 548 Thronging Helms Appear'd, and serried Shields in thick array. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 599 Nor serv'd it to relax thir serried files. View more context for this quotation 1757 W. Wilkie Epigoniad ii. 39 The Theban chief survey'd The close-compacted ranks..To find where least the serried orb could bear The strong impression of a pointed war. a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) I. ii. 226 No engine..To man destructive like his own fell hand In serried fight. 1808 W. Scott Marmion vi. xxxiv. 369 Linked in the serried phalanx tight. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles v. xv. 193 Shield compact and serried spear. 1828 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. I. 164 To present a serried front to the enemy. 1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany xii. 192 The French ranks were so serried that..you could not throw an apple but it would fall upon a helmet or a lance. 1879 J. R. Green Readings Eng. Hist. xv. 74 The Norman horsemen, in serried line and with lances at rest. b. Of things likened to ranks of soldiers. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adjective] > crowded together thickc893 throngc1450 frequented1578 thwackeda1670 crowded1725 serried1834 1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii II. iii. ix. 129 The dark ranks of the serried clouds. 1857 P. H. Gosse Omphalos iii. 57 An enormous Frog (Labyrinthodon),..apparently allied, in its serried teeth,..to the Crocodiles. 1858 H. W. Longfellow Courtship Miles Standish v. 13 The serried billows, advancing. 1883 ‘Ouida’ Wanda I. 31 The gorges, dark with the serried pines. c. Of argument, etc.: Closely reasoned, compact in expression. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > process of reasoning, ratiocination > [adjective] > marked by reason, well-reasoned reasonablea1387 coherent1580 sharp1580 firm1600 sober1651 well-reasoned1661 close1670 serried1899 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] compendious1388 briefc1430 short1487 short and sweet1545 curted1568 summarc1575 laconical1576 summary1582 succinct1585 totala1586 laconic1589 concisec1590 compendiary1609 press?1611 curt1631 Spartan1644 nutshell1647 severe1680 Lacedaemonian1780 straightforward1806 uncircumlocutory1808 shorthand1822 Spartanlike1838 unwordy1841 nutshelly1843 tight1870 Spartanic1882 unfarced1890 serried1899 taut1916 1899 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. No. 1001. 511 To follow a long or serried argument. 1910 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 93 His composition is lucid, logical, serried. 2. Misused for serrated adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > condition or action of indentation of edge > [adjective] > finely or serrated tootheda1387 serratile?1541 dented1552 denticle1574 sawed1607 comb-like1615 denticulate1661 denticulated1665 serrate1668 serrated1703 dentated1753 dentulated1796 dentelated1797 dentate1810 serratiform1821 serriform1822 teethed1825 saw-edged1846 serried1848 saw-toothed1857 denticular1878 saw tooth1884 1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 173 The bleak crags are serried by the numerous torrents which fall straight into the lake. 1873 B. Harte Episode of Fiddletown 111 The morning came above the serried coast. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1667
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