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boughed

[ boud ]

adjective

  1. having a bough or boughs (usually used in combination):

    golden-boughed elms.

  2. covered or shaded with boughs:

    a boughed retreat in the woods.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of boughed1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; bough, -ed 3

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Example Sentences

Winter was a black-boughed multiplication of the hilly vistas.

When he found himself in the churchyard, passing under the black-boughed yews with Barbara, he broke the silence.

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