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English → English (gcide) Definition: To cradle a picture Cradle \Cra"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cradled (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Cradling (-dl?ng).] 1. To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking. [1913 Webster] It cradles their fears to sleep. --D. A. Clark. [1913 Webster] 2. To nurse or train in infancy. [1913 Webster] He that hath been cradled in majesty will not leave the throne to play with beggars. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 3. To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain. [1913 Webster] 4. To transport a vessel by means of a cradle. [1913 Webster] In Lombardy . . . boats are cradled and transported over the grade. --Knight. [1913 Webster] To cradle a picture, to put ribs across the back of a picture, to prevent the panels from warping. [1913 Webster]