Hypertext Webster Gateway: "coiled"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Coil \Coil\ (koil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coiled} (koild); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Coiling}.] [OF. coillir, F. cueillir, to collect,
gather together, L. coligere; col- + legere to gather. See
{Legend}, and cf. {Cull}, v. t., {Collect}.]
1. To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when
not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.
2. To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils. [Obs. or R.]
--T. Edwards.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
coiled
adj : curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals);
"a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled
on the deck" [ant: {uncoiled}]
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