sharpedadj.
/ʃɑːpt/ 1. = sharpened adj. Now rare or Obsolete.
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the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adjective] > sharpened
sharped1340
groundena1400
whetted1563
grounded1566
well-sharpened1567
sharpened1594
1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 294 Wiþ no scharpede schar to schape þe forwes.
1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. S.ii He [sc. Cupid] shot his sharped fiery dart.
1591 E. Spenser Ruines of Rome in Complaints 16 Her haughtie walls..And sharped steeples high shot vp in ayre.
2. Music. Of a note: Raised in pitch, spec. raised a semitone by a sharp.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > [adjective] > high > raised by semitone
dural1609
dure1609
sharpened1730
sharped1746
1746 W. Tans'ur New Musical Gram. 23 All descending sharp'd Notes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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