ivied

[ ahy-veed ]

/ ˈaɪ vid /

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adjective

covered or overgrown with ivy: ivied walls.

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Origin of ivied

First recorded in 1765–75; ivy + -ed³

Words nearby ivied

I've, “I've Been Working on the Railroad”, ivermectin, Ives, IVF, ivied, Iviza, Ivor, Ivorian, ivories, ivory

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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.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III.|John Galsworthy
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.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ivied

ivied

/ (ˈaɪvɪd) /

adjective

covered with ivy

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