Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Provided with or placed in a socket.
- In anatomy, received in a socket; articulated by reception in a socket.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a socket.
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- adjective Having a
socket .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Who I was, painted seagreen with vanity or socketed modesty.
42 Mirrors Lucien Quincy Senna 2012
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The distorted, socketed bone faces were rendered in black and gray washes.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Skin Deep Jerome Preisler 2010
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Oh, and I'm trying to keep him all outfitted in socketed stuff with sapphires.
ana-ng Diary Entry ana-ng 2009
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The two complete bronze socketed axes have ribbed decoration and are examples of the south Wales type, dating to the late bronze age 1000-800 BC.
Treasure Trove! Jan 2008
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Also, jewelcrafting is going to be a profession in the Burning Crusade (similar to the socketed items in Diablo 2)
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Stargate Atlantis and World of Warcraft 2006
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Gregory noticed a queer sheen in tha man's deep-socketed eyes which reflected from the tubes of cold light above.
SHROUDS OF THE DEATH-CRYPTS Dave Tackett 2008
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Gregory noticed a queer sheen in tha man's deep-socketed eyes which reflected from the tubes of cold light above.
Archive 2008-07-01 Dave Tackett 2008
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I was an unapologetic inhaler of socketed chicken wings and blue rare beef until 30 days ago.
blog: January 2008 2008
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It is deeply socketed and possesses large prezygapophyses and postzygapophyses.
‘Angloposeidon’, the unreported story, part IV Darren Naish 2006
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It is deeply socketed and possesses large prezygapophyses and postzygapophyses.
Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006
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