Ridge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ridged (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Ridging.]
1. To form a ridge
of; to furnish with a ridge or
ridges; to make into a ridge
or ridges.
Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back
Of
chafed wild boars.
Milton.
2. To form into ridges with the plow, as land.
3. To wrinkle. "With a forehead ridged." Cowper.
Ridge (?), n. [OE.
rigge the back, AS. hrycg; akin to D. rug,
G. rÜcken, OHG.
rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr, Sw. rugg, Dan. ryg. √16.]
1.
The back, or top of the back; a crest. Hudibras.
2.
A range of hills or mountains, or the upper
part of such a range;
any extended elevation between valleys. "The frozen ridges of the Alps." Shak.
Part rise crystal wall, or ridge direct.
Milton.
3. A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by
a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as
on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.
4. (Arch.) The intersection of two surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at
the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.
5. (Fort.) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the
covered way.
Stocqueler.
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