serry

[ ser-ee ]
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verb (used with or without object),ser·ried, ser·ry·ing.Archaic.
  1. to crowd closely together.

Origin of serry

1
First recorded in 1575–85; from French serré, past participle of serrer “to press tightly together, crowd,” from Italian serrare “to close ranks,” from Vulgar Latin serrāre, from Latin serāre “to lock, bolt,” derivative of sera “a bolt, bar”; see sear2

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How to use serry in a sentence

  • I'd like to see even serry try to look out of the window when Miss Stirling is there!

    The Girls and I | Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth
  • And we were all pretty bad—even serry, who never troubles herself much about anything, looked solemn.

    The Girls and I | Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth
  • Anne and serry had really not been very ill in themselves, though they had been noisy enough with their coughing.

    The Girls and I | Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth