bewinged

English

Etymology

From bewing +‎ -ed.

Adjective

bewinged (not comparable)

1. Having, or equipped with wings
   • 1850, Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works‎^[1]:

     An angel throng, bewinged, bedight In veils, and drowned in tears, Sit in a theatre, to see A play of hopes and fears, While the orchestra breathes fitfully The music of the spheres.

   • 2004, Autocar, page 80:

     As I edge up towards the vehicle in front, I can see it quite clearly - the red, bewinged nose cone of a Formula One car reflected in the rear end of the car I am following.

   • 2008, Jean Elizabeth Ward, Winter Meditations - Page 102:

     Bewinged enchanted spirits— Safely guard these waters That flow hard.

   • 2011, Karen Robards, Walking After Midnight - Page 132:

     Low and black and bewinged, it gave new meaning to her mental image of something that moved like a bat out of hell.

   • 2012, Peter Mills, Media and Popular Music - Page 151:

     There are shots of Wymondham Abbey, the rich green of the churchyard, and stained glass windows showing bewinged and halo—ed angels engaged in silent, motionless musical pursuit: lute, violin and horn; cymbal, trumpet, tambourine and triangle.

Anagrams

• bedewing