dartedadj.
/ˈdɑːtɪd/ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > bored, pierced, or perforated > with a sharp-pointed instrument
pierceda1400
burled1451
thorough-thrilled1496
sticked1565
through-launched1590
empierced1591
through-shot1596
launched1601
thrilleda1618
darted1622
broached1633
punctured1672
stabbed1862
c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iv. 212 As the wilde bole..ydarted to the herte.]
1622 H. Sydenham Serm. (1637) ii. 161 With darted bosomes and imbalmed hearts.
1765 P. Collinson in Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 67 Several darted twigs [i.e. pierced by insects] were..carefully examined, and opened.
2. Thrown or shot as a dart; sent or put forth suddenly and rapidly.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > [adjective] > thrown or shot
darted1670
pelted1684
1670 J. Dryden Tyrannick Love iv. i. 33 A darted Mandate came From that great will which moves this mighty Frame.
1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada i. i. 1 The darted Cane.
a1711 T. Ken Edmund in Wks. (1721) II. xi. 314 Darted Pray'r returns for darted Spight.
1859 Ld. Tennyson Vivien in Idylls of King 142 With darted spikes and splinters.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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