ACED

Verb

aced

simple past tense and past participle of ace

Anagrams

• -cade, CEDA, Cade, cade, dace, deca-, ecad

Source: Wiktionary


ACE

Ace, n.; pl. Aces. Etym: [OE. as, F. as, fr. L. as, assis, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Cf. As.]

1. A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.

2. Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot. I 'll not wag an ace further. Dryden. To bate an ace, to make the least abatement. [Obs.] -- Within an ace of, very near; on the point of. W. Irving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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