flightedadj.
/ˈflʌɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈflaɪdᵻd/ 1. Having a certain flight or speed.
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?1634–7 J. Milton Comus (MS Trinity Coll. Cambr.) 21 The drousie flighted steeds that draw the litter of close-curtain'd sleepe.
1906 Westm. Gaz. 5 Jan. 4/2 Short-winged and feeble-flighted little birds.
2. Provided with feathers, feathered.
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the world > animals > birds > feather > [adjective]
featheredc1300
penneda1398
well-feathered1525
well-plumed1575
plumy1590
feathery1637
well-fledged1650
pennigerous1656
plumigerous1656
penniferous1722
flighted1735
plumaged1777
fledgy1818
plumulose1826
1735 J. Moore Columbarium 35 The nine flight Feathers of the Wing ought to be White, otherwise he [the Powter] is said to be foul flighted.
1889 C. N. Elvin Dict. Heraldry 63/1 Flighted, applied to an arrow denotes that it is feathered.
3. Of steps: arranged in flights.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > stairs > [adjective] > types of staircase
winding1530
half-paced1603
dogleg1671
newelled1677
flighted1929
low-rise1951
open-tread1960
1929 A. Clarke Pilgrimage 31 There Are flighted steps to climb.
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