serry
[ ser-ee ]
verb (used with or without object),ser·ried, ser·ry·ing.Archaic.
to crowd closely together.
Origin of serry
1First recorded in 1575–85; from French serré, past participle of serrer “to press tightly together, crowd,” from Italian serrare “to close ranks,” from Vulgar Latin serrāre, from Latin serāre “to lock, bolt,” derivative of sera “a bolt, bar”; see sear2
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How to use serry in a sentence
Back to the Kuhgrund again; fairly over the steep brow there; the Russians serrying their ranks atop, rearranging their many guns.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIX. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle
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