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Trenched
(gcide) | Trench \Trench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trenched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trenching.] [OF. trenchier to cut, F. trancher; akin to Pr.
trencar, trenchar, Sp. trinchar, It. trinciare; of uncertain
origin.]
1. To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision,
hewing, or the like.
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The wide wound that the boar had trenched
In his soft flank. --Shak.
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This weak impress of love is as a figure
Trenched in ice, which with an hour's heat
Dissolves to water, and doth lose its form. --Shak.
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2. (Fort.) To fortify by cutting a ditch, and raising a
rampart or breastwork with the earth thrown out of the
ditch; to intrench. --Pope.
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No more shall trenching war channel her fields.
--Shak.
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3. To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the
purpose of draining it.
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4. To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging
parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each
from the next; as, to trench a garden for certain crops.
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entrenched
(encz) | entrenched,zakopaný adj: Zdeněk Brožentrenched,zakořeněný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
entrenched
(gcide) | established \established\ adj.
1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long and
widely accepted; as, distrust of established authority; a
team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed
his prestige as an established writer; an established
precedent; the established Church. Contrasted with
unestablished. [Narrower terms: entrenched;
implanted, planted, rooted; official; recognized]
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2. securely established; as, an established reputation.
Syn: firm.
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3. settled securely and unconditionally.
Syn: accomplished, effected.
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4. conforming with accepted standards.
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5. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the
established facts in the case.
Syn: proved.
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6. (Bot.) introduced from another region and persisting
without cultivation; -- of plants.
Syn: naturalized.
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Intrenched
(gcide) | Intrench \In*trench"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intrenched; p. pr.
& vb. n. Intrenching.]
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1. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
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It was this very sword intrenched it. --Shak.
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His face
Deep scars of thunder had intrenched. --Milton.
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2. To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in
fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; as,
the army intrenched their camp, or intrenched itself. "In
the suburbs close intrenched." --Shak.
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Retrenched
(gcide) | Retrench \Re*trench"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retrenched; p. pr.
& vb. n. Retrenching.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher;
pref. re- re- + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See
Trench.]
1. To cut off; to pare away.
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Thy exuberant parts retrench. --Denham.
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2. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench
superfluities or expenses.
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But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched.
--Milton.
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3. To confine; to limit; to restrict. --Addison.
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These figures, ought they then to receive a
retrenched interpretation? --I. Taylor.
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4. (Fort.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench
bastions.
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Syn: To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge.
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Unintrenched
(gcide) | Unintrenched \Unintrenched\
See intrenched. |
Untrenched
(gcide) | Untrenched \Untrenched\
See trenched.Untrenched \Un*trenched"\, a.
Being without trenches; whole; intact. [Obs.]
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entrenched
(wn) | entrenched
adj 1: dug in
2: established firmly and securely; "the entrenched power of the
nobility" |
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