What does down-gyved mean?
Down-gyved means (poetic, obsolete) Hanging down, like gyves or fetters..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(poetic, obsolete) Hanging down, like gyves or fetters..
his stockings fouled, / Ungartered and down-gyved to his ankle,
Use down-gyved when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Down-gyved means (poetic, obsolete) Hanging down, like gyves or fetters..
Common synonyms include dangling, hanging, pendulous.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
his stockings fouled, / Ungartered and down-gyved to his ankle,
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