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grafted, ppl. a.|ˈgrɑːftɪd, -æ-|
[f. graft v.1 + -ed1.]
In senses of the vb. lit. and fig.
1570Dee Math. Pref. 2 That mighty..Mathematicall Tree, with his Chief armes and second (grifted) branches. 1606G. W[oodcocke] tr. Justin's Hist., etc. K k 5 b, Being hated of al men for his grafted cruelty. 1697Dryden Virg. Georg. iv. 214 He knew..For Fruit the grafted Pear-tree to dispose. a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Grafted, made a Cuckold of. 1707Curios. in Husb. & Gard. 73 The Pores of the grafted Branch. 1719London & Wise Compl. Gard. xxxvi. 155 For an old grafted Peach-Tree, the grand Remedy of short'ning may not avail. 1828P. Cunningham N.S. Wales 161 A few dozen grafted trees..will in a few years insure you a very fair crop of fruit. 1892Daily News 11 July 4/3 ‘Companions’ anxious for situations for which no special skill or training is required, only patience and a sort of grafted cheerfulness.
b. Her. (See quots.)
1765–77Porny Heraldry Gloss., Grafted. This is said of that part of the Escutcheon which is jointed or inserted into the other..The fourth Quarter is Mars, Brunswick, and Lunenburgh impaled, with ancient Saxony grafted in point. 1868Cussans Her. ii. 46 To these may also be added what is sometimes called Grafted, but would be better expressed by Party per Pale and Chevron. |