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awned

awned adjective: furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded.

Adjective

awned (not comparable)

  1. Furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded.
    • ... between three roses seeded and awned proper, a chevron gules, ...1836, Thomas Wright, The history and topography of ... Essex, page 654
    • […] commonly two-awned ; but in some flowers the awns are nearly obsolete; in others there are[…]1848, Smithsonian, Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, page 106
    Synonyms:
    aristate

Synonyms of awned

Origin of awned

From awn + -ed.

Words formed from awned

Questions about awned

What does awned mean?
Awned means furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded.
What part of speech is awned?
Awned is an adjective.

Words near awned in the dictionary

  1. awmries
  2. awmry
  3. awms
  4. awn
  5. awncient
  6. awned
  7. awnedness
  8. awner
  9. awners
  10. Awngi
  11. awning

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