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trumpeted, ppl. a. and a.|ˈtrʌmpɪtɪd|
[f. trumpet v. and n. + -ed.]
I.
1. Sounded on a trumpet; fig. celebrated as with a trumpet, greatly extolled or boasted of.
1611Cotgr., Trompetté, trumpetted, or noised abroad; published, or proclaymed with sound of Trumpets. 1775F. Burney Early Diary, Let. to Crisp 19 Nov., Giving..his opinion in disfavour of so trumpeted a character. 1804Larwood No Gun Boats 34 A complete Destruction of this trumpeted Flotilla. 1908Athenæum 29 Aug. 236/1 Some of the most trumpeted names are..authors of no..consequence.
II. [f. the n.]
2. Furnished with a trumpet (or something likened to one).
1841L. Hunt Seer (1864) 4 The gnat,..airy, trumpeted, and plumed.
3. Formed like a trumpet; made with one end expanded; funnel-shaped.
1889Philos. Mag. Aug. 95 Their [the wires'] ends were passed into two small trumpeted holes in a stout brass plate. |