ivied

[ ahy-veed ]

adjective
  1. covered or overgrown with ivy: ivied walls.

Origin of ivied

1
First recorded in 1765–75; ivy + -ed3

Words Nearby ivied

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How to use ivied in a sentence

  • Then, as by an effort, he followed the servant across the lawn and vanished through the ivied porch.

    Mistress Wilding | Rafael Sabatini
  • I closed my eyes: the blinding sunshine struck them through the ivied arch.

    Lazarre | Mary Hartwell Catherwood
  • With his mind's eye he could see that board raised high above the ivied wall which he had built.

  • He crossed the lawn and turned into the Long Walk by the ivied walls.

    The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • A newly-formed grave occupied the level spot in front of the little ivied corner.

British Dictionary definitions for ivied

ivied

/ (ˈaɪvɪd) /


adjective
  1. covered with ivy

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