trophied

[ troh-feed ]

/ ˈtroʊ fid /

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adjective

adorned with trophies.

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Origin of trophied

First recorded in 1615–25; trophy + -ed³

un·tro·phied, adjective

Their humble graves are grander monuments than the trophied tombs of Romes proud conquerors upon the Appian Way.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Their humble graves are grander monuments than the trophied tombs of Rome's proud conquerors upon the Appian Way.
Valeria|William Henry Withrow
I beheld the pomp thick gathered round The trophied car that bore thy graced remains Through armed ranks, and a nation gazing on.
Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Here, also, was the trophied pillar which bore the arms of the Curiatii.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare

Books that, from age to age, and all the sections of mankind helping, build up the pile of Knowledge—a trophied Citadel.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 66, No 405, July 1849|Various