stalked

stalked
adjective see stalk I

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Stalked — (st[add]kt), a. Having a stalk or stem; borne upon a stem. [1913 Webster] {Stalked barnacle} (Zo[ o]l.), a goose barnacle, or anatifer; called also {stalk barnacle}. {Stalked crinoid} (Zo[ o]l.), any crinoid having a jointed stem. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -stalked — «stkt», adjective. having a stalk or stem: »a stalked barnacle or crinoid. stalked, combining form. having a stalk or stalks: »Tall stalked = having tall stalks …   Useful english dictionary

  • stalked — stalked; un·stalked; …   English syllables

  • Stalked — Stalk Stalk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stalked} (st[add]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stalking}.] [AS. st[ae]lcan, stealcian to go slowly; cf. stealc high, elevated, Dan. stalke to stalk; probably akin to 1st stalk.] 1. To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stalked barnacle — Stalked Stalked (st[add]kt), a. Having a stalk or stem; borne upon a stem. [1913 Webster] {Stalked barnacle} (Zo[ o]l.), a goose barnacle, or anatifer; called also {stalk barnacle}. {Stalked crinoid} (Zo[ o]l.), any crinoid having a jointed stem …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stalked crinoid — Stalked Stalked (st[add]kt), a. Having a stalk or stem; borne upon a stem. [1913 Webster] {Stalked barnacle} (Zo[ o]l.), a goose barnacle, or anatifer; called also {stalk barnacle}. {Stalked crinoid} (Zo[ o]l.), any crinoid having a jointed stem …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stalked — /stawkt/, adj. having a stalk or stem. [1725 35; STALK1 + ED3] * * * …   Universalium

  • stalked — stɔːkt adj. having a stalk, having a stem stɔːk n. stem of a plant v. follow, shadow, pursue stealthily; walk stiffly and proudly, strut …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stalked — adjective having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk (Freq. 1) a pedunculate flower a pedunculate barnacle is attached to the substrate by a fleshy foot or stalk • Syn: ↑pedunculate • Ant: ↑sessile (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • stalked eye — an eye carried on the end of a stalk or peduncle …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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