upraisedadj.
1.
a. Raised or lifted up; elevated.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > raised
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araisedc1340
loft14..
upraisedc1400
upreared1422
raiseda1450
uplentc1450
sublevate?1523
enhancedc1540
elevated1553
well-raised1575
elevate1598
extolled1608
exalteda1616
relevated1635
elatea1730
c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 117 Vpraysyd shuldren bytoknys sharpe nature.
1785 C. Wilkins tr. Bhăgvăt-Gēētā xi. 90 The mighty compound..being Haree, having..thus spoken, made evident..his..heavenly form; of many a mouth and eye;..many an up-raised weapon.
1796 F. Burney Camilla V. x. xi. 476 The upraised arm of the form before her dropt.
1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxii. 173 The thickness of the upraised tables.
1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 204 He saw Hutkeeper leap at him, with upraised tomahawk.
1898 Alibutt's Syst. Med. V. 611 Osseous material..beneath the upraised periosteum.
b. spec. in Geology. Raised by upheaval.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [adjective] > upheaval
elevatory1833
upraised1835
1835 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 4) II. 342 Near Uddevalla..we find upraised deposits of shells.
1863 C. Lyell Geol. Evid. Antiq. Man 45 These upraised strata..form a terrace.
1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography 212 The upraised deposits of silt which skirt the estuary of the Clyde.
2. Directed upwards.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > by size, shape, etc.
steepc1000
standing1340
glazenc1380
glassy1412
ungladlyc1450
sparklinga1500
goggle1540
pinking1566
whally1590
vailed1591
unweeping1598
dejected1600
unwet1601
glossed1602
haggard1605
saucer-like1612
saucer1618
glaring1622
uncast1629
startling1648
poppinga1696
upraised1707
glancy1733
glazed1735
almond1786
open-eyed1799
bald1807
glazing1808
lustreless1810
unfathomable1817
vague1820
soulless1824
beady1826
socketless1833
fishy1836
glazy1838
popped1849
agoggled1860
uprolled1864
unfaceted1893
shoe-button1895
poppy1899
googly1901
slitty1908
bead-berry1923
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > a look or glance > [adjective] > upward
upcastc1402
upraised1851
uranoscopic1854
1707 E. Settle Siege of Troy i. ii. 9 Hail, beauteous goddess, all divine, Our up-rais'd eyes and hearts all thine.
1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria II. xxiv. 309 The upraised Eye views only the starry Heaven.
1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) xii, in Writings I. 124 The big tears that rolled from her upraised eyes.
3. Sounded aloud.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [adjective] > utterance of vocal sound > uttered
pronounced1511
uttereda1586
vocal1751
upraised1871
out-loud1899
1871 S. B. James Duty & Doctr. (ed. 3) 173 Penitence..must..mingle with the upraised notes of gladness.
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