Monday, January 14, 2013

serried -- Sister Jen and Little Brother Matt

ser·ried  (srd)
adj.
Pressed or crowded together, especially in rows: troops in serried ranks.

[Past participle of obsolete serryto close ranks, from French serré, past participle of serrerto crowd, fasten; see sear2.]

serried·ly adv.

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Maybe if Sister Jen and Little Brother Matt required their children to stand in serried rows, they'd sing like the Von Trap family singers. 

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