laddered adjective. ['ladǝd] E17.
[from LADDER noun, verb: see -ED², -ED¹.]
1. Of a rope: made into a ladder. Only in E17.

2. Scaled with a ladder or ladders; provided with a ladder or ladders. L19.

3. Of a garment, esp. of stockings or tights: that has developed a ladder, that has been laddered. E20.

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