Ridge (?), n. [OE. rigge the
back, AS. hrycg; akin to D. rug, G. rÜcken,
OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr, Sw.
rugg, Dan. ryg. √16.] 1. The
back, or top of the back; a crest. Hudibras.
2. A range of hills or mountains, or the upper
part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.
"The frozen ridges of the Alps." Shak.
Part rise crystal wall, or ridge
direct.
Milton.
3. A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown
up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface
of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.
4. (Arch.) The intersection of two
surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top
between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.
5. (Fort.) The highest portion of the
glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
Stocqueler.
Ridge, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Ridged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Ridging.] 1. To form a ridge of; to
furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or
ridges.
Bristles ranged like those that ridge the
back
Of chafed wild boars.
Milton.
2. To form into ridges with the plow, as
land.
3. To wrinkle. "With a forehead
ridged." Cowper.
Ridge (?), n. [OE. rigge the
back, AS. hrycg; akin to D. rug, G. rÜcken,
OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr, Sw.
rugg, Dan. ryg. √16.] 1. The
back, or top of the back; a crest. Hudibras.
2. A range of hills or mountains, or the upper
part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.
"The frozen ridges of the Alps." Shak.
Part rise crystal wall, or ridge
direct.
Milton.
3. A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown
up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface
of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.
4. (Arch.) The intersection of two
surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top
between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.
5. (Fort.) The highest portion of the
glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
Stocqueler.
Ridge, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Ridged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Ridging.] 1. To form a ridge of; to
furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or
ridges.
Bristles ranged like those that ridge the
back
Of chafed wild boars.
Milton.
2. To form into ridges with the plow, as
land.
3. To wrinkle. "With a forehead
ridged." Cowper.
