boughed

[boud]

adjective

1. having a bough or boughs (usually used in combination).

   golden-boughed elms.

2. covered or shaded with boughs.

   a boughed retreat in the woods.

Word History and Origins

Origin of boughed¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; bough, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Green- boughed firs stretched away in endless, disordered rows, each direction a mirror of the others.

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"How warm and snug one could sleep under that low boughed pine, yonder; I'd like to live in the forest were there no panthers, wolves, or bears."

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