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

We had flown all that way just to be trolled.

From BBC

A senior Nippon Steel executive has flown to the United States to make the case for the deal, hoping to win approval before Donald Trump, who has publicly opposed the sale, takes office.

From New York Times

The plane had flown safely on Wednesday and Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

Capitol and would later be flown outside the vacation home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.

From Salon

England have flown out of the blocks in their opening two games of the autumn against New Zealand and Australia - but they are like Jekyll and Hyde.

From BBC

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