English Dictionary: ringed | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for ringed | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ringed \Ringed\, a. 1. Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings. 2. Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded. [bd]A ringed wife.[b8] --Tennyson. {Ringed seal} (Zo[94]l.), a North Pacific seal ({Phoca f[d2]tida}) having ringlike spots on the body. {Ringed snake} (Zo[94]l.), a harmless European snake ({Tropidonotus natrix}) common in England. {Ringed worm} (Zo[94]l.), an annelid. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ring \Ring\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ringed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ringing}.] 1. To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle. [bd]Ring these fingers.[b8] --Shak. 2. (Hort.) To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots. 3. To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout. |