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reeded

UK
/ˈriː.dɪd/
US
/ˈriː.dɪd/
reededadjective
UK
/ˈriː.dɪd/
US
/ˈriː.dɪd/
Translations
The reeded columns added a touch of elegance to the building's facade.
Les colonnes cannelées ont ajouté une touche d'élégance à la façade du bâtiment.
Definitions
Having a surface or edge that is decorated with a series of parallel lines or grooves.
The reeded columns added a touch of elegance to the building's facade.
reededpast participle
UK
/ˈriːdɪd/
US
/ˈriːdɪd/
Used mainly attributively to describe objects whose surface has parallel grooves or ridges.
Translations
canneléEn numismatique, pour désigner une tranche munie de fines rainures parallèles.
The coin has a reeded edge to deter counterfeiting.
La pièce a une tranche cannelée pour décourager la contrefaçon.
Definitions
Having a surface, edge, or shaft furnished with a series of narrow parallel ridges (reeds) or grooves.
The coin has a reeded edge to deter counterfeiting.
reednoun
Definitions
A tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family that grows in water or on marshy ground.
The pond was surrounded by a thick border of reeds swaying in the breeze.
A thin strip of material, such as cane, wood, or metal, used in weaving or basketry.
The artisan skillfully wove the basket using reeds collected from the riverbank.
A musical instrument component, typically a thin piece of cane or metal, that vibrates to produce sound, especially in woodwind instruments.
The clarinet player replaced the reed before the concert to ensure the best sound quality.
A series or pattern of ridges, especially the raised grooves on the edge of a coin or in decorative moulding.
The old silver dollar had sharp reeds around its rim.
Something or someone regarded as slender, flexible, or fragile, often implying an unreliable support.
He clung to the promise like a broken reed.
reedverb

reeded

Past Simple

reeded
Past Simple
reeded
Past Participle
reeding
ing-form
UK
/riːd/
US
/rid/
Transitive verb meaning to cover with reeds or to make ridges (as on the edge of a coin).
Translations
cannelerPour marquer de cannelures ou de rainures en relief.
The mint reeds the edges of the coins to prevent clipping.
La monnaie cannele les bords des pièces pour empêcher le rognage.
Additional translations
chaumerEn parlant d’une toiture couverte de chaume ou de roseaux.
Definitions
To furnish or mark something with raised parallel ridges.
The mint reeds the edges of the coins to prevent clipping.
To thatch or cover with reeds.
Villagers still reed the cottage roofs every spring.
Synonyms
thatch
strip into reeds
make into reeds
furnish with reeds
cover (with reeds)
reedadjective
Definitions
Made of, consisting of, or relating to reeds.
They built a small reed shelter by the river.
reedproper noun
Definitions
A surname.
Lou Reed was an influential American musician.
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