Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a waving outline or appearance. See
wave , transitive verb - Same as
watered : noting silk, forged steel, etc. - In botany, undate.
- In heraldry, same as
undé .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended; wavy.
- adjective Having a wavelike appearance; marked with wavelike lines of color.
- adjective (Her.) Having undulations like waves; -- said of one of the lines in heraldry which serve as outlines to the ordinaries, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
wave .
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Examples
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As long as the train was still in sight we both waved our handkerchiefs to her and she _waved back!
A Young Girl's Diary Anonymous 1897
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Now look there Sir, let me back it up for you, Lufkin waved a hand at the screen and the image reversed.
365 tomorrows » Roi R. Czechvala : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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Jennifer Lopez, in a strapless dress and an upswept hairstyle, waved from a balcony to admirers on the floor of Union Station at the Latino Inaugural Gala on Sunday night.
Life of the Party: Latin Flair in Washington - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Jennifer Lopez, in a strapless dress and an upswept hairstyle, waved from a balcony to admirers on the floor of Union Station at the Latino Inaugural Gala on Sunday night.
Life of the Party: Latin Flair in Washington - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Lufkin waved his hand at the screen again and the scenes of intense close combat blurred into a single image.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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Clinton-turned-Obama staffer Patti Solis Doyle waved from the floor when she was introduced.
American Girl 2009
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Clinton-turned-Obama staffer Patti Solis Doyle waved from the floor when she was introduced.
American Girl 2009
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Lufkin waved his hand at the screen again and the scenes of intense close combat blurred into a single image.
365 tomorrows » Roi R. Czechvala : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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Clinton-turned-Obama staffer Patti Solis Doyle waved from the floor when she was introduced.
American Girl 2009
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Now look there Sir, let me back it up for you, Lufkin waved a hand at the screen and the image reversed.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
bilby commented on the word waved
*waved back*
September 29, 2008