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Ridge
Ridge Ridge, n. [OE. rigge the back, AS. hrycg; akin to D.
rug, G. r["U]cken, OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr, Sw.
rugg, Dan. ryg. [root]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.
RidgeRidge 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.
Meaning of ridges from wikipedia
- gold-bearing
ridges of Bendigo, Australia.
Moraines and
eskers Glacial activity may
leave ridges in the form of
moraines and eskers. An arête is a thin
ridge of...
- mid-ocean ridges. Mid-ocean
ridges around the
globe are
linked by
plate tectonic boundaries and the
trace of the
ridges across the
ocean floor appears...
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harder parts of the
folds (quartzites)
formed the
mountain tops and
ridges. The
ridges represent the
edges of the erosion-resistant strata, and the valleys...
- Oak
Ridges may
refer to: Oak
Ridges (electoral district), a
defunct electoral district in
Ontario Oak
Ridges, Ontario, a
community within the boundaries...
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often straight rather than arched. The
ridges are
separated from the
frontal eminences by a
shallow groove. The
ridges are most
prominent medially, and are...
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Stanley Ridges.
Works by or
about Stanley Ridges at
Internet Archive Stanley Ridges at IMDb
Stanley Ridges at
Turner classic Movies Stanley Ridges at the...
- of Oak
Ridges), and the
northern and
eastern portions of the city of Markham. The
electoral district was
created in 2004 52.5% from Oak
Ridges, 30% from...
- and
secondary ridges. Both the
primary and
secondary ridges act as a
template for the
outer layer of the skin to form the
friction ridges seen on the surface...
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scientists as
friction ridge skin. It is
known by
anatomists as
thick skin,
volar skin or
hairless skin. It has
raised ridges, a
thicker and more complex...
- Ewing, and
others revealed that the Mid-Atlantic
Ridge had a
strange bathymetry of
valleys and
ridges, with its
central valley being seismologically active...
