Adossed

/əˈdɔst/ adjective

Definition

Alternative spelling of adorsed; in heraldry, describing two figures or animals positioned with their backs to each other.

Etymology

Variant of adorsed, from French 'adossé,' from 'ad-' (to) + 'dos' (back), from Latin 'dorsum.' This represents an alternate spelling of the heraldic term.

Kelly Says

The existence of both 'adorsed' and 'adossed' shows how older specialized vocabularies preserved variant spellings long after modern English standardized—heraldic terminology is a time capsule of medieval French influence.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በርካታ
ber-ka-ta
ARالعربية
مُزَين
mu-zeen
BNবাংলা
সজ্জিত
soj-jit
CACatalà
decorats
de-ko-rats
CSČeština
ozdobené
oz-doh-be-neh
DADansk
pyntet
pin-tet
DEDeutsch
geschmückt
gesh-mookt
ELΕλληνικά
διακοσμημένο
dee-ah-kos-mee-meh-no
ESEspañol
aderezados
ah-deh-reh-zah-dos
FAفارسی
تزیین شده
ta-ze-een sho-deh
FISuomi
koristeltu
ko-ri-stel-tu
FRFrançais
adornés
ah-doh-neh
GUGU
સજ્જ
sa-j-j
HAHA
sanya
sa-nya
HEעברית
מزينים
me-zin-im
HIहिन्दी
सजाए गए
sa-ja-ay-ga-ay
HUMagyar
díszítve
dish-it-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
dihiasi
di-ha-see
IGIG
nwere
nweh-reh
ITItaliano
adorniati
ah-dor-nee-ah-tee
JA日本語
飾られた
kazara-reta
KKKK
裝飾
zhas-sik
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-po-n-th
KO한국어
꾸며진
kku-mye-jin
MRMR
सज्ज
sa-j-j
MSBahasa Melayu
hias
hee-as
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုစု
pyoo-soo
NLNederlands
versierd
ver-sierd
NONorsk
prydet
pree-det
PAPA
ਸਜਾਇਆ
sa-ja-iya
PLPolski
ozdobione
oz-doh-bee-one
PTPortuguês
adornados
ah-dor-nah-dos
RORomână
decorat
de-co-rat
RUРусский
украшенные
ukra-shen-nye
SVSvenska
prydda
pree-dda
SWKiswahili
Ame
ah-meh
TAதமிழ்
அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட
a-lan-ga-ri-kka-pat-ta
TEతెలుగు
అలంకరించబడిన
a-lan-ka-ri-n-cha-di-na
THไทย
裝飾
song-sak
TLTL
pinag-dikit
pi-nag-di-kit
TRTürkçe
süslenmiş
soo-lyeh-mish
UKУкраїнська
прикрашені
pry-kra-she-ni
URاردو
سجیلا
sa-jee-la
VITiếng Việt
trang trí
trang-tri
YOYO
gbe
gbeh
ZH中文
装饰的
zhuang-shi-de
ZUZU
ngezwe
ngeh-zweh

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