furloughed, ppl. a.
(ˈfɜːləʊd)
[f. furlough n. or v. + -ed.]
Having a furlough or leave of absence; hence, unoccupied, inactive.
| 1811 W. R. Spencer Poems 5 Ten thousand furlow'd Heroes. 1848 Lowell Biglow P. Poems 1890 II. 23 She..Patted the furloughed ferule on her palm. 1864 Daily Tel. 26 Nov., All furloughed officers and men have been ordered to return immediately. |