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addorsed

addorsed adjective: set back to back, facing away from each other. Also the simple past and past participle of addorse.

addorsed: set back to back, facing away from each other
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Adjective

addorsed (not comparable)

  1. Set back to back, facing away from each other.
    • EDGHILL, a falcon, wings addorsed and inverted, supporting with dexter a carved shield, charged with a cinquefoil, […]2012 February 3, James Fairbairn, Fairbairn’s Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, Andrews UK Limited, →ISBN, page 165
    Antonyms:
    affronté

Also used as

addorsed is also the simple past and past participle of addorse.

Antonyms of addorsed

Origin of addorsed

From Latin ad dorsum (“to the back”). Compare French adossé.

Questions about addorsed

What does addorsed mean?
Addorsed means set back to back, facing away from each other.
What part of speech is addorsed?
Addorsed is an adjective.

Words near addorsed in the dictionary

  1. addoom
  2. addoomed
  3. addooming
  4. addooms
  5. addorse
  6. addorsed
  7. addorses
  8. addorsing
  9. ADDOs
  10. addra
  11. addras

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