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embattled [ɪmˈbætəld] adj
1. prepared for or engaged in conflict, controversy, or battle 2. (History / Heraldry) Heraldry having an indented edge resembling battlements ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations embattled [ɪmˈbætəld] adj (= beleaguered) [person, group, organization] → en difficulté (involved in fighting) [area] → assiégé(e) embattled [ɪmˈbætld] adj a. (castle) → assediato/a b. (person, government) → in difficoltà embattled [ɪmˈbætld] adj a. (castle) → assediato/a b. (person, government) → in difficoltà How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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for I have heard How, when the Ch`is and Weis embattled rose Along the frontier, when the Chings and Hans Gathered their multitudes, a myriad leagues Of utter weariness they trod. It follows them from an earlier date and could not easily be changed, and it may serve to recall to an elder generation than this the time when their author was breaking so many lances in the great, forgotten war between Realism and Romanticism that the floor of the "Editor's Study" in Harper's Magazine was strewn with the embattled splinters. A great chocolate-coloured pall lowered over heaven, but the wind was continually charging and routing these embattled vapours; so that as the cab crawled from street to street, Mr. |
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