serried

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of serry

adj

1. Crowded together in rows.

   “Above the bush the trees stood in serried ranks.”

   “Steady and slow, as soldiers go in some serried dress parade, With flags a-dance in their cool advance came the gallant gray brigade,”

   “They have, in the security of their sumptuous offices, behind stout mill gates and serried rows of bayonets and policemen's clubs, defied the State, city, and public.”

   “Although [John] Peel's grave is the main attraction, Caldbeck is a captivating little village in its own right, with fine views southwards to the Lake District's serried peaks.”

   “The Murris in their serried invisible ranks crowd around her.”