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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

coiled

/(koild)/ · IPA /kɔɪld/
01 adj. curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals; as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on the deck. Opposite o…
  1. 1.
    curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals; as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on the deck. Opposite of uncoiled.