| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having a back like a camel; humpbacked.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb camel-backedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (camel-backedly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective camel-backed.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CAMEL-BACKED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CAMEL-BACKED
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Having a back like a camel. Cameleon mineral. [See Chameleon.] A compound of pure potash and black oxyd of manganese, fused together, whose solution in water, at first green, passes spontaneously through the whole series of colored rays to the red; and by the addition of potash, it returns to its original green. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
