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serried
[ ser-eed ]
adjective
- pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows:
serried troops.
serried
/ ˈsɛrɪd /
adjective
- in close or compact formation
serried ranks of troops
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Other Words From
- serried·ly adverb
- serried·ness noun
- un·serried adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of serried1
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Example Sentences
Swiftly, surely, their serried ranks were closing in on the Christian band.
On the other hand, Egyptian wall-paintings show the Egyptian chariotry advancing in neat lines and serried squadrons.
Gloomy walls and serried battlements disappeared from the dwellings of the gentry.
All in vain; and as the last square came on he pressed inside its serried wall.
Mechanically, his eyes roved along the serried shelves of books, and a new light came into them.
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