enridge
enridge verb: to form ridges on.
Verb
enridge (third-person singular simple present enridges, present participle enridging, simple past and past participle enridged)
- To form ridges on.
- As I stood here below, methought his eyes
Were two full moons; he had a thousand noses,
Horns whelk’d and wav’d like the enridged sea.
It was some fiend.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount... - New frenzy rages through his swelling veins; His blood-shot eyes roll in fierce agony; And cruel welts enridge his furrowed sides; Foaming with bloody sweat, and with gay ribbons Mocked.1868, Henry Mills Alden, “Harper's New Monthly Magazine - Volume 36”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 5
- As I stood here below, methought his eyes
Forms of enridge
| third-person singular present | enridges |
|---|---|
| present participle | enridging |
| past participle | enridged |
| past | enridged |
Origin of enridge
From en- + ridge.
Questions about enridge
- What does enridge mean?
- Enridge means to form ridges on.
- What part of speech is enridge?
- Enridge is a verb.
- What is the past tense of enridge?
- The past tense of enridge is enridged.
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