swaggedadj.1
/swaɡd/ Sagged, sunken.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adjective] > sinking down > that has sunk
subsided1650
sunken1663
settled1751
swagged1825
1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy II. 83 Cracked walls, swagged floors, bulged fronts, sinking roofs, leaking gutters.
1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (ed. 2) Swag't, bent downwards in the centre.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
swaggedadj.2
Draped in swags; decorated with swags.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [adjective] > other
pompommed1753
shell1774
rouleau1820
rosetted1821
shirred1860
piped1879
befrogged1895
bobbled1955
swagged1959
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [adjective] > having hangings > having curtains > of specific type
lace-curtained1853
portièred1897
blackout1934
swagged1959
net-curtained1972
1959 House & Garden July 13 For curtains, we suggest..swagged muslin.
1970 Daily Tel. 21 Oct. 15 Two Moroccan woollen belts, about 54in long,..bound and swagged with other bright wools.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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