serryv.

/ˈsɛri/

Forms: Also 1500s sar(r)ie, serrey, serrie.

Etymology: As a military term in the 16th cent., apparently < French serré , †sarré , past participle of serrer (see serr v.), already adopted in Middle English as sarray adv. (see also sarraly adv.). In recent use, a back-formation < serried adj.

1. intransitive. To press close together in the ranks; to stand or move in close or serried order.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (intransitive)] > crowd together

thickc1000

pressa1350

empressc1400

shock1548

serry1581

pester1610

serr1683

thicken1726

crush1755

scrouge1798

pack1828

to close up1835

to be packed (in) like sardines1911

scrum1913

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > form or reform [verb (intransitive)] > stand close together in rank

serry1581

1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline i. 71 First, to cause your pikes to sarie close together, then to traile their pikes with the sharpe ende toward the enimie.

1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline ii. 102 They must sarrie close together, and not disseuer to followe or flie.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres i. 4 When men come to the..push of the Pike, they sarrie close together.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. i. 36 Being brought into a Ring, and serreying close shoulder to shoulder.

1888 W. E. Henley Bk. Verses 18 High shoulders, low shoulders broad shoulders, narrow ones, Round, square and angular, serry and shove.

2. transitive. To cause to stand in close order, to close up (the ranks).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > crowd together

thrumble1513

throng1539

pack1545

serr1562

close1566

frequent1578

thwack1589

contrude1609

crowd1612

serry1639

wedge1720

stuff1728

pig1745

jam1771

condensate1830

wad1850

sardine1895

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > form (line, column, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > close up (ranks or files)

serry1639

to close ranks1647

to lock up1763

1639 W. Barriffe Mil. Discipline (ed. 2) vi. 21 Close order is onely usefull for your files of Pike-men..so they may stand the stronger, by so much as they are the closer serried together.

1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus iii. i. 95 Serry your ranks—stand firm.1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. iii. ii. 388 The courageous band of warriors, closely serried together.1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid iv, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 204 Others serry the ranks.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	serry
释义	serryv. /ˈsɛri/ Forms: Also 1500s sar(r)ie, serrey, serrie. Etymology: As a military term in the 16th cent., apparently < French serré , †sarré , past participle of serrer (see serr v.), already adopted in Middle English as sarray adv. (see also sarraly adv.). In recent use, a back-formation < serried adj. 1. intransitive. To press close together in the ranks; to stand or move in close or serried order. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (intransitive)] > crowd together thickc1000 pressa1350 empressc1400 shock1548 serry1581 pester1610 serr1683 thicken1726 crush1755 scrouge1798 pack1828 to close up1835 to be packed (in) like sardines1911 scrum1913 society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > form or reform [verb (intransitive)] > stand close together in rank serry1581 1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline i. 71 First, to cause your pikes to sarie close together, then to traile their pikes with the sharpe ende toward the enimie. 1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline ii. 102 They must sarrie close together, and not disseuer to followe or flie. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres i. 4 When men come to the..push of the Pike, they sarrie close together. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. i. 36 Being brought into a Ring, and serreying close shoulder to shoulder. 1888 W. E. Henley Bk. Verses 18 High shoulders, low shoulders broad shoulders, narrow ones, Round, square and angular, serry and shove. 2. transitive. To cause to stand in close order, to close up (the ranks). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > crowd together thrumble1513 throng1539 pack1545 serr1562 close1566 frequent1578 thwack1589 contrude1609 crowd1612 serry1639 wedge1720 stuff1728 pig1745 jam1771 condensate1830 wad1850 sardine1895 society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > form (line, column, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > close up (ranks or files) serry1639 to close ranks1647 to lock up1763 1639 W. Barriffe Mil. Discipline (ed. 2) vi. 21 Close order is onely usefull for your files of Pike-men..so they may stand the stronger, by so much as they are the closer serried together. 1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus iii. i. 95 Serry your ranks—stand firm.1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. iii. ii. 388 The courageous band of warriors, closely serried together.1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid iv, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 204 Others serry the ranks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1581
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