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serried

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ser·ried  (srd)
adj.
Pressed or crowded together, especially in rows: troops in serried ranks.

[Past participle of obsolete serry, to close ranks, from French serré, past participle of serrer, to crowd, fasten; see sear2.]

serried·ly adv.

serried [ˈsɛrɪd]
adj
in close or compact formation serried ranks of troops
[from Old French serré close-packed, from serrer to shut up; see sear2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.serried - (especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together; "in serried ranks"
compact - closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"

serried
adjective (Literary) massed, assembled, dense, close, compact, phalanxed the serried ranks of fans
Translations
serried [ˈserɪd] ADJapretado
in serried ranksen filas apretadas
serried [ˈsɛrid] adj [ranks, rows] → serré(e)
serried
adj serried rankseng geschlossene Reihen pl
serried [ˈsɛrɪd] adj (liter) → serrato/a
in serried ranks → in ranghi serrati


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But don't let me talk of misery now; time enough when it comes; ces demoiselles have gone to join the serried ranks of their amiable predecessors.
With an angry lash of her tail she bared her yellow fangs, curling her great lips in a hideous snarl that wrinkled her bristling snout in serried ridges and closed her wicked eyes to two narrow slits of rage and hatred.
The Russians stood in serried ranks behind Semenovsk village and its knoll, and their guns boomed incessantly along their line and sent forth clouds of smoke.
 
 
 
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