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▪ I. raked, ppl. a.1|reɪkt| [f. rake v.1 + -ed1.] Drawn together, covered up, etc.
1513Douglas æneis viii. ix. 3 The sloknyt fyris hes he gart, The rakyt harthis and ingill ȝistir nycht,..bet and kyndill brycht. c1586C'tess Pembroke Ps. lxxviii. ix, The raked sparkes in flame began t'appeare. 1851Stephens Bk. Farm (ed. 2) II. 230/2 The latter may make as many ricks along one ridge as the raked grass will admit. ▪ II. raked, ppl. a.2|reɪkt| [f. rake v.3 + -ed1.] Inclined from the perpendicular or from the horizontal; also, swept-back.
1948H. Innes Blue Ice iv. 96 A single raked-back funnel. 1955Times 5 July 5/6 The well-raked steering wheel gives a sense of precise control at speed without being heavy in manoeuvring. 1972Soviet Weekly 22 Apr. 13 Lecturers use portable TV cameras, and students have screens over their heavily raked desks. 1976B. Jackson Flameout xi. 185 The clean aerodynamic form of the airliner:..the raked-back wings..supporting streamlined engine pods. 1977Time 21 Feb. 41/2 The action is carried out on a raked stage. |