serried
pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows: serried troops.
Origin of serried
1Other words from serried
- ser·ried·ly, adverb
- ser·ried·ness, noun
- un·ser·ried, adjective
Words Nearby serried
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How to use serried in a sentence
Swiftly, surely, their serried ranks were closing in on the Christian band.
With Spurs of Gold | Frances Nimmo GreeneOn the other hand, Egyptian wall-paintings show the Egyptian chariotry advancing in neat lines and serried squadrons.
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangGloomy walls and serried battlements disappeared from the dwellings of the gentry.
History of the English People | John Richard GreenAll in vain; and as the last square came on he pressed inside its serried wall.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneMechanically, his eyes roved along the serried shelves of books, and a new light came into them.
The Doomsman | Van Tassel Sutphen
British Dictionary definitions for serried
/ (ˈsɛrɪd) /
in close or compact formation: serried ranks of troops
Origin of serried
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