| Ridge (ridge) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Ridge |
| [OE. rigge the
back, AS. hrycg; akin to D. rug, G. rÜcken,
OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr, Sw.
rugg, Dan. ryg. ***radic]16.] |
The
back, or top of the back; a crest.
A range of hills or mountains, or the upper
part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.
A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown
up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface
of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.
The intersection of two
surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top
between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.
The highest portion of the
glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
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To form a ridge of] to
furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or
ridges.
To form into ridges with the plow, as
land.
To wrinkle.
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