English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛdʒ

Noun

dredge ‎(plural dredges)

1. Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:
   1. A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
   2. A dredging machine.
   3. An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
2. Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.

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Translations

Verb

dredge ‎(third-person singular simple present dredges, present participle dredging, simple past and past participle dredged)

1. to make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge
2. to bring something to the surface with a dredge
3. (Usually with up) to unearth, such as an unsavoury past

Translations

Related terms

• dredger
• dredging

Etymology 2

From Old French dragie, via Latin from Ancient Greek τραγήματα ‎(tragḗmata, “spices”), plural of τραγήμα ‎(tragḗma, “dried fruit”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛdʒ

Verb

dredge ‎(third-person singular simple present dredges, present participle dredging, simple past and past participle dredged)

1. to coat moistened food with a powder, such as flour or sugar

Translations

Etymology 3

Old English dragge, French dragée ‎(“dredge, also, sugar plum”).

Noun

dredge

1. A mixture of oats and barley.

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