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Broken-backed — Bro ken backed , a. 1. Having a broken back; as, a broken backed chair. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; said of a ship. Totten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
broken-backed — adjective 1. having the spine damaged (Freq. 1) a broken backed book a broken backed old horse • Similar to: ↑damaged 2. (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth • Similar to: ↑unfit … Useful english dictionary
broken-backed — damaged damaged (d[a^]m [asl]jd), adj. 1. changed so as to reduce value, function, or other desirable trait; usually not used of persons. Opposite of {undamaged}. [Narrower terms: {battered, beat up, beaten up, bedraggled, broken down,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
broken-backed hogged — bulging ulging adj. 1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of {concave}. [Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo convex, lenticular, lentiform}; {broken backed, hogged}; {convexo concave}; {gibbous, gibbose}; {planoconvex}] Also See: {protrusive}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
broken-backed line — ▪ literature in poetry, a line truncated in the middle. The term is used especially of John Lydgate (Lydgate, John) s poetry, many lines of which have nine syllables and appear to lack an unstressed syllable at the medial break or caesura.… … Universalium
broken-backed line — noun : a line truncated in the middle used especially of many lines in the verse of John Lydgate that have usually nine syllables and appear to lack an unstressed syllable at the medial break or caesura … Useful english dictionary
Broken Hearts — is a blank verse play by W. S. Gilbert in three acts styled An entirely original fairy play . It opened at the Royal Court Theatre in London on December 9 1875 and toured the provinces in 1876. [http://books.google.com/books?id=tjwOAAAAIAAJ… … Wikipedia
Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew : Spirit If... — Spirit If... Album par Kevin Drew Sortie 18 septembre 2007 Enregistrement 2005 2007 Durée 68:50 Genre Post rock, rock indépendant … Wikipédia en Français
bro|ken-backed — «BROH kuhn BAKT», adjective. 1. having a broken back. 2. hunchbacked. 3. Figurative. sagging; uneven; lopsided: »a broken backed building, a broken backed mountain … Useful english dictionary
battered beat-up beaten-up bedraggled broken-down dilapidated ramshackle tumble-down unsound — damaged damaged (d[a^]m [asl]jd), adj. 1. changed so as to reduce value, function, or other desirable trait; usually not used of persons. Opposite of {undamaged}. [Narrower terms: {battered, beat up, beaten up, bedraggled, broken down,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
