flown

¹

[flohn]

verb

1. a past participle of fly.

flown

²

[flohn]

adjective

1. decorated with colors that have been fluidly blended.

   flown ceramic ware.

2. Archaic.,  filled to excess.

flown

¹

/ fləʊn /

verb

1. the past participle of fly 1

flown

²

/ fləʊn /

adjective

1. relating to coloured (usually blue) decoration on porcelain that, during firing, has melted into the surrounding glaze giving a halo-like effect

Word History and Origins

Origin of flown¹

Middle English flōwen; past participle of flow

Word History and Origins

Origin of flown¹

probably from the obsolete past participle of _flow

Example Sentences

Where Celtic had struggled for goals and creativity in the latter stages of the Rodgers era, they've flown in under the former Republic of Ireland manager.

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Officials observed a three minutes' silence to mark the start of the period, while the flags of China and Hong Kong were flown at half-mast.

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Flags were flown near Cameron Barracks in October, which Highland Council said it would remove as it had a "zero-tolerance" approach to unauthorised signs, stickers and banners on its lampposts.

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The flags of China and Hong Kong were flown at half mast.

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Drones sold to the German military can’t be flown over built-up areas.

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