keeled

3 definitions found

keeled - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Keeled \Keeled\, a.
     1. (Bot.) Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on
        the back; as, a keeled leaf.
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     2. (Zool.) Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled
        scale.
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  Keel \Keel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Keeled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Keeling.]
     1. To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
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     2. To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
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     To keel over, to upset; to capsize. [Colloq.]
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keeled - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  keeled
      adj 1: having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the
             keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal" [syn: ridged,
             carinate, carinated, keeled]