serried
[ ser-eed ]
/ ˈsɛr id /
adjective
pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows: serried troops.
RELATED WORDS
crowded, jammed, overflowing, stuffed, wrapped, loaded, filled, congested, overloaded, jam-packed, compact, brimming, mobbed, crammed, chock, seething, compressed, bundled, ragged, notched
Nearby words
- serratia,
- serration,
- serrature,
- serre-papier,
- serrefine,
- serriedly,
- serriform,
- serrulate,
- serrulation,
- serrurerie
Origin of serried
serry
[ ser-ee ]
/ ˈsɛr i /
verb (used with or without object), ser·ried, ser·ry·ing. Archaic.
to crowd closely together.
Origin of serry
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serried
/ (ˈsɛrɪd) /
adjective
in close or compact formationserried ranks of troops
Word Origin for serried
C17: from Old French serré close-packed, from serrer to shut up; see sear ²
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serried
"pressed close together," 1667 (in "Paradise Lost"), probably a past participle adjective from serry "to press close together" (1580s), a military term, from Middle French serre "close, compact" (12c.), past participle of serrer "press close, fasten," from Vulgar Latin *serrare "to bolt, lock up," from Latin serare, from sera "a bolt, bar, cross-bar," perhaps from PIE *ser- (3) "to line up" (see series). Modern use is due to the popularity of Scott, who used it with phalanx.
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