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† serr, v. Obs.
Also serre.
[ad. F. serrer = It. serrare (used intr. to close up the ranks):—pop. L. *serrāre, for class. L. serāre, f. sera lock, bolt.]
refl., pass., and intr. To press close together; esp. to serry the ranks, form a serried company.
1562J. Shute tr. Cambini's Turk. Wars 31 b, The Christians serred them selues and charged them. 1603Knolles Hist. Turks (1621) 33 Let vs, serred together, forcibly breake into the riuer. 1623Bingham Xenophon 18 His Troope of 600 Horse close serred. 1626Bacon Sylva §82 The more grosse of the Tangible Parts doe contract and serre themselues together. 1683Sir J. Turner Pallas Armata 22 They were oblig'd to serr together as close as they could. Ibid. 43 Some Tribunes..found the Gauls serr'd together in a Testudo. 1747Carte Hist. Eng. I. 88 His own men were..hardly able though serred together to stand the shock. |