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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Retired \Re*tired"\, a.
1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of
retired habits.
[1913 Webster]
A retired part of the peninsula. --Hawthorne.
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2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired
officer; a retired physician.
[1913 Webster]
Retired flank (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear
of the work.
Retired list (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by
reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved
from active service, but still receive a specified amount
of pay from the government.
[1913 Webster] -- Re*tired"ly, adv. -- Re*tired"ness,
n.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Retired \Re*tired"\, a.
1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of
retired habits.
A retired part of the peninsula. --Hawthorne.
2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired
officer; a retired physician.
Retired flank (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear
of the work.
Retired list (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by
reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved
from active service, but still receive a specified amount
of pay from the government. -- Re*tired"ly, adv. --
Re*tired"ness, n.
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