Other definitions for flown (2 of 2)

flown2
[ flohn ]

adjective
  1. decorated with colors that have been fluidly blended: flown ceramic ware.

  2. Archaic. filled to excess.

Origin of flown

2
Middle English flōwen; past participle of flow

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How to use flown in a sentence

  • But last night I told Mr. Hofer that my slender stock of patience had gone—flown—evaporated.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • As for Ephraim, their glory hath flown away like bird from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.

  • Thou hast multiplied thy merchandises above the stars of heaven: the bruchus hath spread himself and flown away.

  • Before the chief could reply, a beautiful dove-colored bird had flown close to his ear and had spoken to him in soft, low tones.

  • The crows, with a shriek of defiance at nothing in particular, having flown away, Miss Livingstone transferred her attention.

    Hilda | Sarah Jeanette Duncan

British Dictionary definitions for flown (1 of 2)

flown1

/ (fləʊn) /


verb
  1. the past participle of fly 1

British Dictionary definitions for flown (2 of 2)

flown2

/ (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

Origin of flown

2
probably from the obsolete past participle of flow

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