centredcenteredadj.
/ˈsɛntəd/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)ərd/ 1. Placed or positioned in or at the centre; occupying a central position; constituting a centre.Apparently not recorded in 18th cent.
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the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [adjective] > placed in the centre
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1591 E. Spenser Muiopotmos in Complaints sig. T3 Betwixt the centred earth, and azure skies.
1651 T. Tany Theous Ori Apokolipikal vii. 35 From which All, all things came forth, and being here refined, they return, to their centred being, which art thou, O God.
1807 J. Barlow Columbiad (1809) ix. 284 Till light at last begun, And every system found a centred sun.
1829 Ld. Tennyson Timbuctoo 5 A center'd glory-circled Memory, Divinest Atalantis.
1866 J. P. Turner in S. Timmins Resources, Products & Industr. Hist. Birmingham 485 The fancy silk button, with a centred pattern.
1919 Science 30 May 516/2 Photograph the animal in a centered position on its two flanks.
1983 PC Nov. 590/2 Reset the margins..and the centered text won't automatically be centered or indented anymore.
2002 Better Homes & Gardens Wood June 46/1 With the glue dry, drill a centered pull hole in the top rail.
2. Originally: †having, resting upon, or fixed to a secure base or central point (obsolete). Later more generally: provided with or having a centre.
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the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [adjective] > fixed on or furnished with a centre
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the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > supported > fixed on point of support
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1641 W. Vaughan Sovles Exercise iv. 132 Grace moves to their Centred Hearts againe.
a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Richard II ccxcvii, in Poems (1878) III. 211 Soe may a Cent'red Rocke Bee made a Tennis-ball.
a1770 H. Jones Ode to Shakespear 5 in Clifton (1773) She [sc. Nature] started sudden from her center'd Rock.
1787 J. Barlow Vision of Columbus ix. 257 Bid one great empire, with extensive sway, Spread with the sun and bound the walks of day, One centred system, one all-ruling soul, Live thro' the parts, and regulate the whole.
1851 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam (ed. 4) lviii. 84 My centred passion cannot move, Nor will it lessen from to-day.
1892 F. L. Schauermann Theory & Anal. Ornament ii. 83 The regular pentagon..is a centred figure.
1974 R. Arnheim Art & Visual Perception (rev. ed.) 464 Centered compositions, radiating from a point of gravitation.
2014 D. M. Miller Representing Space in Sci. Revol. i. 11 It simply makes sense to use a centered representation of space to represent the vault of the heavens in relation to an observer.
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society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [adjective] > concentrated
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1805 R. Southey Madoc ii. xxii. 389 There to collect their strength, and there await, Or thence with centered numbers urge, the war.
1896 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 16 Feb. 15/2 Faith in the mystery of the higher birth Which reason's centered forces cannot grasp.
4. As the second element in compounds.
a. Having a centre of a specified kind; spec. (of a piece of confectionery, a dessert, etc.) having a filling of a specified kind.
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1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VI. 315 Base of the feathers ashy black; crown crested, black, purple centred; bill finch-like.
1896 Essex Rev. 5 214 A large-centred seven-petalled flower.
1907 Iola (Kansas) Daily Reg. 13 May 2/5 The mellow cream centered chocolate which melts in the mouth.
1948 N.Y. Times 1 July l7 (advt.) Delicately mint-flavored fudge-centered discs with a rich dark chocolate covering.
1980 Jrnl. Zoo Animal Med. 11 4/2 Some centerless and small-centered colonies.
1993 en Route Mar. 60/2 These high standards are carried through to the desserts, representative of which is a caramel-nut-centred tartufo rolled in mocha chips and surrounded by caramel ice cream.
2011 J. Petersen et al. Fund. Physical Geogr. (ed. 2) x. 272 The occurrence of deep-centred earthquakes along the trenches.
b. Having a specified centre; having a specified subject as a priority, focus, or basis. Cf. -centric comb. form 1. See also self-centred adj.Recorded earliest in God-centred adj. at god n. and int. Compounds 1c.For more established compounds, as child-centred, group-centred, self-centred, etc., see the first element.
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1831 Fraser's Mag. Oct. 379 God-centred in the abyss.
1892 Missouri Christian Lect. 185 The higher [religion] is not self-focused nor church-centered, but world-wide in its sympathies.
1926 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 4 Nov. 8/3 This is seen in the trend away from a content-centered to a pupil-centered curriculum.
1962 G. Murchie Music of Spheres x. 333 The simple but unobvious truth of sun-centered motion.
1981 Amer. Banker (Nexis) 1 Dec. 15 They insisted that the merchandising program is not a profit-centered operation.
2014 New Yorker 9 June 109/3 Some of the show's plots are familiar, if you've watched similar teen-centred dramas.
5. Originally U.S. Of a person: that has achieved a state of inner peace or harmony; at ease with oneself, serene; emotionally well balanced. Cf. centre v. 6.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] > of appearance or demeanour
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composed1606
serene1702
mooth1782
poised1912
centred1973
1973 M. Sarton Jrnl. of Solitude 181 Today I feel centered, powerful, happy.
1980 A. Maupin More Tales of City 8 Her mood was blacker than ever. She simply wasn't centered anymore.
1997 B. Rowlands Which? Guide Complementary Med. 98 Sound healers claim that chanting will make you still, centred, alert, empowered and relaxed.
2000 Independent (Nexis) 5 Mar. 1 It [sc. yoga] gets you into amazing shape physically, and it's very good for feeling centred, being in touch with your own body.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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