Necked
[nekt]
Definition
(adj.) having a neck or having a neck especially as specified (often used in combination) .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Neck
(a.) Having (such) a neck; -- chiefly used in composition; as, stiff-necked.
(a.) Cracked; -- said of a treenail.
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Examples
- I, in my stiff- necked rebellion, almost cursed the dispensation: instead of bending to the decree, I defied it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Yes, certainly I hear you, said Rosamond, turning her head aside with the movement of a graceful long-necked bird. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- It had such a prescriptive, stiff-necked, long-established, solemn, elderly air. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The bust is covered with silk, satin, or any fine dress material, and trimmed to represent a lady’s low-necked dress bodice with short shoulder sleeves. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- She was like the stiff-necked unbelievers of Scripture, who must be annihilated to be convinced. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- But no, he was a short-necked, apoplectic sort of fellow, and, plied well with good things, would soon pop off. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- It isn't low-necked, and it doesn't sweep enough, but it will have to do. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He is a broad-faced, bull-necked, young butcher, with rough red cheeks, an ill-conditioned mind, and an injurious tongue. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
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