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flewed

flewed adjective: having large flews, the hanging upper lip common to certain breeds of dog.

Adjective

flewed (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Having large flews, the hanging upper lip common to certain breeds of dog.
    • My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind; / So flewed, so sanded; and their heads are hung / With ears that sweep away the morning dew;c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 4, scene 1

Origin of flewed

From flew + -ed.

Questions about flewed

What does flewed mean?
Flewed means having large flews, the hanging upper lip common to certain breeds of dog.
What part of speech is flewed?
Flewed is an adjective.

Words near flewed in the dictionary

  1. flew under the radar
  2. flew upon
  3. flew with leaden wings
  4. flew without a licence
  5. flew'd
  6. flewed
  7. Flewellen
  8. Flewellens
  9. Flewelling
  10. Flewellings
  11. flewest

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