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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADDORSED

a.[L. ad and dorsum, the back. ] In heraldry, having the backs turned to each other, as beasts.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ADDORSED

Ad *dorsed ", a. Etym: [L. ad + dorsum, back: cf. F. adossé.] (Her. )

Defn: Set or turned back to back.

New American Oxford Dictionary

addorsed

addorsed |əˈdɔːst | ▶adjective Heraldry placed back to back. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin ad ‘to ’ + dorsum ‘back ’ + -ed 2 .

Oxford Dictionary

addorsed

addorsed |əˈdɔːst | ▶adjective Heraldry placed back to back. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin ad ‘to ’ + dorsum ‘back ’ + -ed 2 .