Nerved

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of nerve.
  • adj. Having one or more principal veins, especially of a leaf.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having nerves of a special character.
  • adj. Having nerves, or simple and parallel ribs or veins.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having nerves; especially, having nerves of a specified character. Specifically
  • In botany, ribbed: applied to leaves having fibrovascular bundles ramifying through them, like veins or nerves in the animal structure. Also nervous. See nervation.
  • In entomology, having nervures or veins: applied to the wings of insects.
  • In heraldry, having nerves, as a leaf: said of a leaf when the nerves and veins are of a different tincture from the rest of the leaf.
  • Word Usage
    "The cry that issued from the Southron troops at this sight again nerved the vengeful Edward; and ordering the signal for his reserve to advance, he renewed the attack; and assaulting Wallace, with all the fury of his heart in his eyes and arms, he tore the earth with the trampling of disappointed vengeance, when he found the invincible phalanx still stood firm."
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