See Also: chained(dictionary)

tabid (iou) and chained (iou)


tabid (iou)



tabid adjective. Now rare. M17.
[Latin tabidus wasting, from tabere waste, melt: see -ID1.]
Orig. Medicine. Affected with tabes; wasted by disease; consumptive. M17.
Causing consumption or wasting. Formerly also, decomposed. M17.
Of the Nature of tabes; characterized by wasting away. M18.

chained (iou)



chained adjective. M16.
[from CHAIN noun, verb: see -ED2, -ED1.]
Provided or adorned with a chain or chains. M16.
That has been chained. E17.
Of lightning: having the form of a long zigzag line. M19.