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Webster 1913 Edition
Compressed
Com-pressed′
,Adj.
1.
Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure.
2.
(Bot.)
Flattened lengthwise.
Compressed-air engine
, an engine operated by the elastic force of compressed air.
Webster 1828 Edition
Compressed
COMPRESSED
,pp.
1.
Pressed or squeezed together; forced into a narrow or narrower compass; embraced carnally.2.
In botany, flatted; having the two opposite sides plane or flat; as a compressed stem.