Pronunciation: ' bo ̇ -t ə n
Function: adjective
Etymology: bought + -en (as in forgotten )
Date: 1738
chiefly dialect : BOUGHT <the only boughten carpet in the region ― H. W. Thompson>
Pronunciation: ' bo ̇ -t ə n
Function: adjective
Etymology: bought + -en (as in forgotten )
Date: 1738
chiefly dialect : BOUGHT <the only boughten carpet in the region ― H. W. Thompson>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012