beatenadj.
/ˈbiːtn/, U.S. /ˈbitn/ Used adjectivally in many of the senses of the verb.† 3. Well-worn, trite. Obsolete.† 4. Of persons: Inured to (anything), experienced. Obsolete.
1. Struck with repeated blows.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > impact > striking > beating or repeated striking > [adjective] > beaten
beaten1599
1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 124 On whom..so many..beaten breasts, and lift uppe eyes attended.
1633 P. Fletcher Elisa 130 in Purple Island Sleep beaten breast; no blows shall now molest thee.
1859 W. Barnes Rhymes Dorset Dial. II. 4 Wi' drubbens of a beaten drum.
2. Struck or pressed by frequent feet; trodden; worn hard, bare, or plain by repeated passage. Often in figurative expressions.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or ordinary > of or relating to the ordinary course > usual or habitual (course)
beaten1477
well-trodden1881
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > track, trail, or path > [adjective] > beaten or well-trodden
berrieda1382
well-beaten?c1425
forbeatc1430
well-trodden?1566
traded?1567
trodden1576
well-traded1576
tracked1589
pathed1597
trite1601
beaten1748
paddered1789
well-travelled1797
padded1821
over-beaten1873
1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy in Ashm. Introd. 3 A Booke of secrets given by God; to men Elect, a Beaten-Trod.
1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. ii. 112 Had we any feeling left within our sides, and our heartes were not altogether so harde trampled and beaten as they are.
1641 R. Carpenter Experience, Hist., & Divinitie ii. iv. 221 Our beaten, customary, and daily practice.
1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. xii. 263 They had penetrated..about ten miles..along a beaten track.
1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 86. ⁋3 The imitator treads a beaten walk.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. §9. 64 We were far from the beaten track.
1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. vii. 222 Subjects, out of the beaten line of the reading and thought of their day.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or ordinary > commonplace
quotidian1430
trite1548
beaten1587
trivial1589
threadbare1598
protrite1604
prose1606
commonplace1616
everyday1628
prostitute1631
prosaical1699
tritical1709
prosaic1729
tritish1779
hack1821
rum-ti-tum1832
unspecial1838
banal1840
commonplacish1847
prosy1849
inventionless1887
thread-worn1888
the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > dull through repetition
trite1548
beaten1587
threadbare1598
repetitious1673
hackneyed1747
monotonous1780
commonplace1801
thread-worn1888
1587 D. Fenner Def. Godlie Ministers sig. Oiv These also are knowen and beaten sentences alleadged by Bishop Iewell.
1641 R. Carpenter Experience, Hist., & Divinitie iv. ix. 159 If God had talked to them..in a worne, and beaten phrase.
1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 289. ¶6 One of the most ancient and most beaten Morals.
1756 J. Warton Ess. on Pope I. iii. 101 This Essay..on a beaten subject.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > accustomed, used, or wont > familiar with or experienced in anything
familiar1509
frequentative1575
experienced1576
beatena1593
frequent1609
veteran1624
seasoneda1643
hackneyed1749
a1593 H. Smith Serm. (1866) I. 220 Rehoboam's sage and beaten counsellors.
1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 870 An armie..most strong and puissant, old beaten souldiours almost throughout it.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Fauls rompu, a subtill fellow, one that hath bin much beaten to the world.
a1639 S. Ward Serm. (1862) 117 A beaten politician of our times.
c1700 Gentleman Instructed (1782) 522 A man beaten to the trade may wrangle..better.
5. Worked by hammering, as metal.† c. Overlaid, inlaid, embossed, damascened with gold or other precious material; embroidered. Obsolete.
a. Hammered into thin foil or leaf; shaped by the hammer, as repoussé work.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [adjective] > beaten into thin sheet or foil
beatena1350
beatc1400
foliate1626
leaf-beaten1648
foliated1666
a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 38 Hire gurdel of bete gold is al.
1483 Cath. Angl. 30 Betyn gold, braccea.
1611 Bible (King James) Num. viii. 4 Vnto the flowres thereof was beaten worke. View more context for this quotation
1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 169 The Earls of Carstile and Holland, Ambassadors, were both clad in Beaten-Silver.
1760 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 591 Fine ladies in beaten silver, and glittering with jewels.
1879 C. Hibbs in Cassell's Techn. Educator IV. 263/1 It resembles, therefore, beaten or repoussé work.
b. Hence, because the purest gold is the most malleable: Fine, of pure quality; also figurative.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [adjective] > epithet of gold > pure or refined
smeatc725
fireda1382
fiery?1526
beaten1535
obrize1629
obrizum1670
the world > relative properties > wholeness > state or quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded > [adjective]
shirec888
unmengedeOE
mereeOE
perfecta1393
unmeddleda1425
impermixta1475
unmingled1545
unpermixedc1545
sincere1546
unintermixed1595
immixt1622
untinct1646
single-fold1651
meracious1657
beaten1670
simple1818
pure1831
straight1856
1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Kings x. 16 Two hundreth speares of beaten golde.
1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 103 Sincere and pure beaten Virtue, like the Gold of the first Age.
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > embroidered
steveneda1000
beatena1300
browdedc1386
forbroidena1400
beatc1400
browdenc1425
broideringa1450
brusitc1450
surfleda1529
whipped1548
broidered1560
needle-wrought1562
brawded1572
resplaid1575
stitched1582
embroidered1591
braided1758
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > artistic work in metal > [adjective] > chased
beatena1300
chased1438
dent1508
flat-chased1956
a1300 K. Alis. 1518 An ymage was therynne, Y-beten al with gold fyne.
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 78 Enbrawded & beten wyth þe best gemmes.
c1400 Roland 287 Baners beten with gold.
1470 J. Hardyng Chron. cxcv. ii The lordes..wt penouns proudly bette.
1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley iii. sig. D4 [Clad] In beaten veluet.
1643 R. Baker Chron. Kings of Eng. ii. 139 A red fiery Dragon, beaten upon white and greene Sarcenet.
6. Pounded small; whipped up to uniform consistency.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > grinding or pounding > [adjective] > ground
poundedOE
bruiseda1382
brayed1382
groundenc1386
ystampeda1425
ybraidc1430
brayded1561
stamped1600
grinded1613
contrited1640
well grinded1651
beaten1666
comminuted1725
contunding1739
ground1765
beat1793
kibbled1826
machine-ground1862
ground-up1897
mortarized1929
micronized1940
1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Kings v. 11 Twentye quarters of beaten oyle.
1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 22 Beaten Glass is commonly reckon'd among Poisons.
1769 E. Raffald Experienced Eng. House-keeper xiii. 271 If your Venison be stale,..season it with beaten Mace.
7. Conquered, defeated.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > defeat > [adjective]
matec1225
conquestc1400
convictc1430
triumphate1471
devict?a1475
vanquishedc1485
discomfecta1529
overcome1530
profligate1535
discomfited1538
defeatc1540
discomfishedc1540
suppriseda1547
beaten1550
conquered1552
ydaunted1581
overmastereda1586
expugned1598
profligated1599
tattered1599
triumphed1605
overcomed1607
fight-rac't?1611
convicteda1616
worsted1641
foiled1810
lost1822
defeateda1859
outfought1891
the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > defeat or overthrow > [adjective]
cravena1225
matec1225
to yield oneself creanta1250
confounded1362
checkmate?c1370
convictc1430
superatec1460
beaten1550
frustrate1588
convicteda1616
skinned1897
1550 J. Heywood Hundred Epigrammes xviii. sig. Aviiv One of the beaten syde, Ran home, and victorie on his parte he cryde.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 94 The beaten army had now lost all the appearance of an army.
8. Overcome by hard work, exhausted. dead-beaten: exhausted as if to death. Cf. beat adj.1
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective]
wearyc825
asadc1306
ateyntc1325
attaintc1325
recrayed1340
methefula1350
for-wearya1375
matea1375
taintc1380
heavy1382
fortireda1400
methefula1400
afoundered?a1425
tewedc1440
travailedc1440
wearisomec1460
fatigate1471
defatigatec1487
tired1488
recreant1490
yolden?1507
fulyeit?a1513
traiked?a1513
tavert1535
wearied1538
fatigated1552
awearya1555
forwearied1562
overtired1567
spenta1568
done1575
awearied1577
stank1579
languishinga1586
bankrupt?1589
fordone1590
spent1591
overwearied1592
overworn1592
outworn1597
half-dead1601
back-broken1603
tiry1611
defatigated1612
dog-wearya1616
overweary1617
exhaust1621
worn-out1639
embossed1651
outspent1652
exhausted1667
beaten1681
bejaded1687
harassed1693
jaded1693
lassate1694
defeata1732
beat out1758
fagged1764
dog-tired1770
fessive1773
done-up1784
forjeskit1786
ramfeezled1786
done-over1789
fatigued1791
forfoughten1794
worn-up1812
dead1813
out-burnta1821
prostrate1820
dead beat1822
told out1822
bone-tireda1825
traiky1825
overfatigued1834
outwearied1837
done like (a) dinner1838
magged1839
used up1839
tuckered outc1840
drained1855
floored1857
weariful1862
wappered1868
bushed1870
bezzled1875
dead-beaten1875
down1885
tucked up1891
ready (or fit) to drop1892
buggered-up1893
ground-down1897
played1897
veal-bled1899
stove-up1901
trachled1910
ragged1912
beat up1914
done in1917
whacked1919
washy1922
pooped1928
shattered1930
punchy1932
shagged1932
shot1939
whipped1940
buggered1942
flaked (out)1942
fucked1949
sold-out1958
wiped1958
burnt out1959
wrung out1962
juiced1965
hanging1971
zonked1972
maxed1978
raddled1978
zoned1980
cream crackered1983
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > esp. through labour
forswunka1250
forwroughtc1400
forlaboured1483
broken1490
forespent1563
fortoiled1567
toiled1574
overtoiled?1577
over-laboured1579
back-broken1603
moiled1618
swinked1637
overwrought1648
overtaxed1650
toil-worn1752
used up1823
overworked1830
beat1832
dead-beaten1854
1681 W. Temple Mem. iii, in Wks. (1731) I. 331 Use of an old beaten Horse.
1854 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 459/2 At the next post-house the unhappy animals [post-horses] are left dead beaten.
1878 H. Smart Play or Pay v. 89 There is little object in going on with a beaten horse.
9. Systematically scoured for game.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting area > [adjective] > beaten or not beaten
unbeaten1882
beaten1883
1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Oct. 2/1 A pheasant..from a beaten cover.
10. With preceding noun in instrumental relation, as weather-beaten, wave-beaten, etc. See beat v.1 6.
ΚΠ
1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Jan. Argt. His..winter beaten flocke.
1596 M. Drayton Mortimeriados Ded. sig. A 2 Anchor of my poore Tempest-beaten state.
1620 F. Quarles Jonah (1638) 27 The weather-beaten Ship.
1873 W. Black Princess of Thule i. 9 An old man stood looking out on a desolate waste of rain-beaten sea.
11. With adverb, as beaten down, dejected, subdued.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > condition of being oppressed > [adjective]
oppresseda1500
heavy-laden1611
tentered1652
weighteda1732
weighed1822
care-worn1828
beaten down1876
1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iii. xxvii. 176 The beaten-down consciousness.
Compounds
beaten biscuit n. U.S. a small hard biscuit, the dough for which is thoroughly beaten and frequently folded.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > biscuit > [noun] > other biscuits
dorcake14..
cracknelc1440
hard breada1500
crackling1598
Naples biscuit1650
gingerbread man1686
chocolate biscuit1702
biscotin1723
sponge biscuit1736
maple biscuita1753
butter biscuit1758
nut1775
Oliver biscuit1786
funeral biscuit1790
rock biscuit?1790
ratafia1801
finger biscuit1812
Savoy drop1816
lady's finger1818
snap1819
Abernethy1830
pretzel1831
wine-biscuit1834
gingersnap1838
captain's biscuit1843
lebkuchen1847
simnel1854
sugar cookie1854
peppernut1862
McClellan pie1863
Savoy ring1866
Brown George1867
beaten biscuit1876
digestive1876
Osborne1876
Bath Oliver1878
marie1878
boer biscuit1882
charcoal biscuit1885
biscotti1886
fairing1888
snickerdoodle1889
pfeffernuss1891
zwieback1894
Nice1895
Garibaldi biscuit1896
Oswegoc1900
squashed fly1900
amaretto1905
boerebeskuit1905
Romary1905
petit beurre1906
Oswego biscuit1907
soetkoekie1910
Oreo1912
custard cream1916
Anzac1923
sweet biscuit1929
langue de chat1931
Bourbon biscuit1932
Afghan1934
flapjack1935
Florentine1936
chocolate chip cookie1938
choc chip cookie1940
Toll House cookie1940
tuile1943
pizzelle1949
black and white1967
Romany Cream1970
papri1978
1876 M. N. F. Henderson Pract. Cooking 69 Little machines..for the purpose of making beaten biscuit.
1902 G. C. Eggleston Dorothy South 312 Slipping a surreptitious beaten biscuit into his pocket.
beaten zone n. the area of ground struck by gunfire; also transferred.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > armed encounter > battlefield > [noun] > front or front line > area subjected to gunfire or bombing
fire zone1873
beaten zone1918
bomb alley1942
1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 67 Beaten Zone.
1962 Times 10 Oct. 13/7 Sticks are infinitely more efficient than stones for knocking down conkers: their ‘beaten zone’, as it were, is greater.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
<
adj.a1300