| ankylosed Jan 28th 2012, 03:22 English: | ← Older revision | Revision as of 03:22, 28 January 2012 | | Line 1: | Line 1: | | | ==English== | | ==English== | | | + | | | | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== | | − | From {{suffix|ankylose|ed}}. | + | {{suffix|ankylose|ed}} | | | | | | | | ===Verb=== | | ===Verb=== | | Line 11: | Line 12: | | | {{en-adj}} | | {{en-adj}} | | | | | | | − | # Stiffened or [[inflexible]], with regard to the [[bones]] or [[joint]]s; figuratively, [[stiff]], [[cramped]], [[rigid]]. | + | # Stiffened or [[inflexible]], with regard to the [[bone]]s or [[joint]]s; figuratively, [[stiff]], [[cramped]], [[rigid]]. | | | #*'''1974''', {{w|Lawrence Durrell}}, ''Monsieur'', Faber & Faber 1992, p. 133: | | #*'''1974''', {{w|Lawrence Durrell}}, ''Monsieur'', Faber & Faber 1992, p. 133: | | | #*:it was a strange spot, this forest of dark petrifacts, this grove of '''ankylosed''' trees. | | #*:it was a strange spot, this forest of dark petrifacts, this grove of '''ankylosed''' trees. | | |
