alliterated, ppl. a.
(əˈlɪtəreɪtɪd)
[f. alliterate v. + -ed.]
Composed with or characterized by alliteration.
| 1776 Johnson Lett. (1788) I. 331 Smollett's heroes, who in every alliterated novel, Roderick Random or Peregrine Pickle, are always employed by their author to kill a dog. 1859 Sat. Rev. 20 Aug. 229/2 Imitation of the old epic alliterated long lines of the Northern poetry. |