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

Amelia’s father, who had flown down from Northern California, kept watch overnight outside from the back of his rental car.

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Over the years Summers had flown on Epstein’s private plane, according to flight logs.

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Certain related parts would have been due for inspection after more than 28,000 flights, but the airplane had flown about 21,000 flights at the time of the crash.

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The flag—called a Progress Pride—had also been flown outside the Los Angeles field office in 2021, the lawsuit said.

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The workers were held in detention for more than a week before being flown home after the South Korean government held urgent talks with the US.

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