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orificed

orificed adjective: having an orifice.

Adjective

orificed (not comparable)

  1. (in-compounds, often) Having an orifice.
    • Thirdly the fiſtula it ſelfe is to be dealt withal: and firſt if it be ſtraite and narrow orificed, it muſt be enlarged, with a tent of gentian, or the trochiſes de minio, or ex radice brioniæ. or dracunculi[,] or a ſponge thus prepared: […]1585, [Johannes Jacob] Wecker, translated by Ihon Banester, “Of a Fistula”, in A Compendious Chyrurgerie: Gathered, & Translated (Especially) out of Wecker, at the Request of Certaine, but Encreased...
    • [Kenneth] Price developed an orificed pod-like form with several fingers either enclosed or thrusting out, but saturated with a dramatic range of the most intense and expressive color, either glazed or painted with coat after coat of automobile lacquers.1963 December, John Coplans, “Out of clay: West Coast ceramic sculpture emerges as a strong regional trend”, in Art in America, volume 51, number 6, New York, N.Y.: Art in America Company, →ISSN...

Origin of orificed

From orifice + -ed.

Words formed from orificed

Questions about orificed

What does orificed mean?
Orificed means having an orifice.
What part of speech is orificed?
Orificed is an adjective.

Words near orificed in the dictionary

  1. ORIF
  2. orifacial
  3. oriferous
  4. orifical
  5. orifice
  6. orificed
  7. orifices
  8. orificial
  9. oriflamb
  10. oriflambs
  11. oriflamme

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