'Cradled' definitions:

Definition of 'Cradled'

From: GCIDE
  • Cradle \Cra"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cradled (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Cradling (-dl?ng).]
  • 1. To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking. [1913 Webster]
  • It cradles their fears to sleep. --D. A. Clark. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To nurse or train in infancy. [1913 Webster]
  • He that hath been cradled in majesty will not leave the throne to play with beggars. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To transport a vessel by means of a cradle. [1913 Webster]
  • In Lombardy . . . boats are cradled and transported over the grade. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
  • To cradle a picture, to put ribs across the back of a picture, to prevent the panels from warping. [1913 Webster]

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