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flagged en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /flæɡd/

Etymology

From flag (“piece of cloth”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Marked with a flag.
  2. (in-compounds, not-comparable) Registered with a particular country (and thus flying its flag).
    • a Panama-flagged cargo ship

Antonyms

unflagged · nonflagged

flagged en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /flæɡd/

Etymology

From flag (“piece of cloth”).

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of flag
    form of flag

flagged en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /flæɡd/

Etymology

From flag (“flagstone”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Paved with flagstones.
    • Titus moved his dry tongue across his lips and sat down on the flagged floor, but a sense of terror jerked him to his feet again. 1950, Mervyn Peake, chapter 26, in Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC:
    • As the rustling of dry leaves strewn in a flagged court when a sudden wind striketh them, there went a stir among the guests. 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 10:

flagged en · ADJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /flæɡd/

Etymology

From flag (“leg feathers on certain birds, bushy dog tail”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Having split, bushy ends (of bristles).

Antonyms

unflagged · unflocked

Synonyms

flocked