flown

¹

[ flohn ]

verb

1. a past participle of fly ².

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

Had they been properly trained, they could and should have flown themselves safely out of the emergency.

From The Daily Beast

Wingsuit pilot Joby Ogwyn has climbed — and flown off — the highest peaks on the planet.

From The Daily Beast

An airplane had flown so close that he could see its machine guns and rockets.

From The Daily Beast

It is empty, the door swung open—perhaps the bird has already flown, or perhaps the cage awaits its next inhabitant.

From The Daily Beast

He asked if would fit anywhere on any of the aircraft that were flown in that part of the world.

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

As for Ephraim, their glory hath flown away like bird from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.

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

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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.

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

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