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Webster 1913 Edition
Ridge
Ridge
(rĭj)
, Noun.
[OE.
rigge
the back, AS. hrycg
; akin to D. rug
, G. rücken
, OHG. rucki
, hrukki
, Icel. hryggr
, Sw. rugg
, Dan. ryg
. √16.] 1.
The back, or top of the back; a crest.
Hudibras.
2.
A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.
“The frozen ridges of the Alps.” Shak.
Part rise in crystal wall, or
ridge
direct. Milton.
3.
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.
4.
(Arch.)
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.
5.
(Fort.)
The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
Stocqueler.
Ridge
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Ridged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ridging
.] 1.
To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges.
Bristles ranged like those that
Of chafed wild boars.
ridge
the backOf chafed wild boars.
Milton.
2.
To form into ridges with the plow, as land.
3.
To wrinkle.
“With a forehead ridged.” Cowper.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ridge
RIDGE
,Noun.
1.
The back or top of the back.2.
A long or continued range of hills or mountains; or the upper part of such a range. We say, a long ridge of hills, or the highest ridge.3.
A steep elevation, eminence or protuberance.Part rise in crystal wall, or ridge direct.
4.
A long rising land, or a strip of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows. Ps. 65.5.
The top of the roof of a building.6.
Any long elevation of land.7.
Ridges of a horse's mouth, are wrinkles or risings of flesh in the roof of the mouth.RIDGE
, v.t.1.
To form a ridge; as bristles that ridge the back of a boar.2.
In tillage, to form into ridges with the plow. The farmers in Connecticut ridge their land for maize, leaving a balk between two ridges.3.
To wrinkle.