I. adjective
Etymology: Middle English blowen, from Old English geblōwen, from past participle of blōwan to blossom — more at blow
1. of a flower : open
2. of a place or plant : covered with flowers : flowery
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English blowen, from past participle of blowen to blow — more at blow
1. : swollen , inflated , distended :
a. of animals : having the stomach distended (as with food that develops gas) : afflicted with bloat
b. of a sealed food container : swollen or misshapen by pressure resulting from spoilage of the contents
2. : moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
blown clouds
blown soil mounded on window sills
3.
a. : spoiled, tainted — used especially of food
b. : infested with fly larvae : flyblown
caring for blown sheep
4. : out of breath : tired , exhausted
their horses much blown — Sir Walter Scott
5. : destroyed or broken to pieces by explosion
troops delayed by a blown bridge
III. noun
( -s )
: bloat 2