subsided, ppl. a.
(səbˈsaɪdɪd)
[f. prec. + -ed1.]
In senses of the verb: Sunk; precipitated; quieted.
| 1733 Tull Horse-hoeing Husb. xiii. 163 The Earth sinking away from the Roots, leaves the bottom of the Stalk higher than the subsided Ground. 1753 Richardson Grandison VI. ix, When the contents are too much for me, I lay them down; and resume them, as my subsided joy will allow. 1758 Elaboratory laid open 63 Let the clear water be then poured back, into the first vessel, with great care not to disturb the subsided powder. 1839 Ure Dict. Arts 1274 The muriate of copper is to be decanted from the subsided gypsum. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. Farm I. 504 All the sods just fill up the subsided drain. 1851 Corr. Lady Lyttelton (1912) 410, I..woke with a pleasant subsided feeling. |