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[ adjective ] above the surround or above the normal position
Examples "a raised design" "raised eyebrows" Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)On the surface of the right kidney there were also 2 yellow , firm , friable raised areas measuring up_to 2 cm. in diameter . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)Less ambitious freeway plans may be more successful - especially when the roadways and interchanges are raised , allowing_for cross access at many points and providing parking_areas below the ramp . (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)When the fate of the individual is visited on the group , then ( the warm sweet butter dripped from her raised trembling fork and she pushed her head forward belligerently ) , ah , then the true bitterness of existence could be tasted . |
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[ adjective ] embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery
Examples "brocaded silk" "an embossed satin" "embossed leather" "raised needlework" "raised metalwork" Used in print (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)My camp made leather wallet , bulky with twisted , raised stitches around the edges , I stuffed with money I had been saving . Related terms |
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