Definition of Kirked

1. a. Turned upward; bent.

Definition of Kirked

1. Adjective. (obsolete) Turned upward; bent. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kirked

1. kirk [v] - See also: kirk

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kirked

kir
kirbeh
kirbehs
kirigami
kirigamis
kirikaeshi
kirikiti
kirimon
kirimons
kiriru moji
kirk
kirk-town
kirk-towns
kirkbuzzer
kirkbuzzers
kirked (current term)
kirkiite
kirking
kirkings
kirkland warbler
kirkmaister
kirkman
kirkmen
kirks
kirkton
kirktons
kirkward
kirkyard
kirkyards
kirmess

Literary usage of Kirked

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1892)
"The magistrates were ' kirked,' entering on a new year of duty. ... I have kirked the magistrates many times, however ; and it is not for that reason that I ..."

2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1887)
"kirked up, laid past or deposited in the church. ... and liberality in legacy, was in vse to be kirked vp in burial : so here, which is more our headstrong ..."

3. Journal by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1859)
"... kirked, which four last islands are the propper estate of the noble Henry Earle of Thomond, which so abound in venison that at the season, ..."

4. Publications by Scottish History Society, Dorset Record Society (1894)
"... drylaw and his wife wer kirked after yr mariage . . . .096 to y« poor yr . . . . .070 5 for a pynt of wine to make ..."

5. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"So we find it recorded that Married in May and kirked in green, Baith bride and groom won't long be seen. In all soberness and sincerity we are told that ..."

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