boughtenadj.

/ˈbɔːt(ə)n/

Etymology: irregularly < bought adj. by assimilation to foughten.

= bought adj. Used poetically for the sake of metre; otherwise only dialect and in U.S. in application to purchased as opposed to home-made articles.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > buying > [adjective] > bought or purchased

keftc1300

purchased1576

boughten1793

bought1796

paid-for1817

mail-ordered1982

1793 S. T. Coleridge Fall Robespierre iii, in Wks. III. 36 The Commune's villain friendship, And Henriot's boughten succours.

1805 R. Southey Madoc i. xiv. 144 Whose faith Recked not of boughten prayers, nor passing bell.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 131 Leather shoes, and white, ‘boughten’ stockings.

1844 ‘J. Slick’ High Life N.Y. I. vii. 104 Fifty dollars, enough to rig out all the gals in Weatherfield with boughten finery.

1887 M. E. Wilkins Humble Romance 121 She could not think of such things as boughten trimming for her poor little wedding outfit.

1906 H. D. Pittman Belle of Blue Grass Country x. 146 To come in next week and get some boughten stuff for herself.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	boughten
释义	boughtenadj. /ˈbɔːt(ə)n/ Etymology: irregularly < bought adj. by assimilation to foughten. = bought adj. Used poetically for the sake of metre; otherwise only dialect and in U.S. in application to purchased as opposed to home-made articles. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > [adjective] > bought or purchased keftc1300 purchased1576 boughten1793 bought1796 paid-for1817 mail-ordered1982 1793 S. T. Coleridge Fall Robespierre iii, in Wks. III. 36 The Commune's villain friendship, And Henriot's boughten succours. 1805 R. Southey Madoc i. xiv. 144 Whose faith Recked not of boughten prayers, nor passing bell. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 131 Leather shoes, and white, ‘boughten’ stockings. 1844 ‘J. Slick’ High Life N.Y. I. vii. 104 Fifty dollars, enough to rig out all the gals in Weatherfield with boughten finery. 1887 M. E. Wilkins Humble Romance 121 She could not think of such things as boughten trimming for her poor little wedding outfit. 1906 H. D. Pittman Belle of Blue Grass Country x. 146 To come in next week and get some boughten stuff for herself. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1793
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