latchedadj.
/latʃt/, U.S. /lætʃt/ Fastened with or having a latch.
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > closed specifically of doors or gates
yclyketed1393
folden1435
latchedc1440
sported1792
the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > [adjective] > of gates, doors, windows, etc. > not locked or bolted, or without a lock
unlocked1454
unboltedc1580
lockless1591
latched1693
unpadlocked1846
boltless1902
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 284/1 Latchyd, or speryd wythe a leche, pessulatus.
1693 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §131. 161 The Door was only latch'd, and when he had the Latch in his Hand, he turn'd about his Head [etc.].
1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 138 He had left the Door open, or only latched.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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