sad´dle|like´

sad´dle|like´

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  • sad|dle-backed — «SAD uhl BAKT», adjective. 1. having the back, upper surface, or edge curved like a saddle: »a saddle backed hill, a saddle backed horse. 2. having saddlelike markings on the back: »a pinto horse with saddle backed marking …   Useful english dictionary

  • sad|dle|back — «SAD uhl BAK», noun. 1. a hill or summit shaped like a saddle. 2. = great black backed gull. (Cf. ↑great black backed gull) 3. = saddleback seal. (Cf. ↑saddleback seal) …   Useful english dictionary

  • saddle — sad•dle [[t]ˈsæd l[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal 2) trs a similar seat on a bicycle, tractor, etc 3) a part of a harness laid across the back of an animal and girded under the belly, to which… …   From formal English to slang

  • saddle — sad|dle1 [ sædl ] noun count * 1. ) a leather seat that you put on a horse s back when you ride it 2. ) the seat on a bicycle or MOTORCYCLE be in the saddle 1. ) INFORMAL to have control of something: I d like to assure people the government is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • saddle — 1. A structure shaped like, or suggestive of, a seat or s. used in horseback riding. SYN: sella. 2. SYN: denture base. Turkish s. SYN: sella turcica. * * * sad·dle sad əl n the part of a partial denture that carries an artificial tooth and has… …   Medical dictionary

  • Saddle-backed — Sad dle backed , a. 1. Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat of a saddle. [1913 Webster] 2. Having a low back and high neck, as a horse. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saddle-shaped — Sad dle shaped , a. Shaped like a saddle. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form. Henslow. [1913 Webster] (b) (Geol.) Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top; said …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • Tristan and Iseult — The legend of Tristan and Iseult is an influential romance and tragedy, retold in numerous sources with as many variations. The tragic story of the adulterous love between the Cornish knight Tristan (Tristram) and the Irish princess Iseult… …   Wikipedia

  • ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

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