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keved |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Key \Key\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Keved}; p. pr & vb n. {Keying}.] To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges. --Francis. {To key up}. a (Arch.) To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly. b (Mus.) To raise the pitch of c Hence fig., to produce nervous tension in
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