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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ridge \Ridge\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Ridged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ridging}.]
1. To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges.
Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back Of chafed wild boars. --Milton.
2. To form into ridges with the plow, as land.
3. To wrinkle. ''With a forehead ridged.'' --Cowper.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ridged
adjective
1: having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal" [syn: {carinate}, {carinated}, {keeled}]
2: having or shaped like a carina or keel [syn: {carinate}, {carinated}, {keeled}]
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