Ted, Teddy boy
(noun) a tough youth of 1950’s and 1960’s wearing Edwardian style clothes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ted
A nickname for the male given names Edward and Theodore.
• (male given name): Eddie, Eddy, Teddy
Ted (plural Teds)
(informal) A Teddy boy.
• DET, DTE, Det, Det., EDT, ETD, det.
TED (usually uncountable, plural TEDs)
transmission electron diffraction
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TED
Technology Entertainment Design, a series of global conferences.
• DET, DTE, Det, Det., EDT, ETD, det.
ted (plural teds)
A teddy boy.
ted (third-person singular simple present teds, present participle tedding, simple past and past participle tedded)
To spread hay for drying.
• DET, DTE, Det, Det., EDT, ETD, det.
Source: Wiktionary
Ted, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tedded; p. pr. & vb. n. Tedding.] Etym: [Prob. fr. Icel. te to spread manure, fr. ta manure; akin to MHG. zetten to scatter, spread. *58. Cf. Teathe.]
Definition: To spread, or turn from the swath, and scatter for drying, as new-mowed grass; -- chiefly used in the past participle. The smell of grain or tedded grass. Milton. The tedded hay and corn sheaved in one field. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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