valved

[valvd]

adjective

1. having or furnished with valves.

   a valved trumpet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of valved¹

First recorded in 1670–80; valve + -ed ³

Example Sentences

"It was flushed into the drainage system that leads to an oil water separator that is valved off from the detention basin," Mura said.

Read more on Salon

He immediately switched from the baritone horn, a valved instrument, to trombone.

Read more on Washington Post

Even so, valved respirator masks are not allowed in sterile medical environments because they allow the wearer’s germs to escape.

Read more on New York Times

Concern about dangerous leakage in valved masks is unfounded in both directions –– both inflow and outflow.

Read more on Salon

Mr. Sax patented his family of valved brass instruments in 1846, as militarism was sweeping Europe.

Read more on New York Times