eaten, ppl. a.
(ˈiːt(ə)n)
[pa. pple. of eat v.]
1. Consumed as food; devoured.
| 1599 Minsheu Span. Gram. 80 Eaten bread is forgotten. 1656 W. Dugard Gate Lat. Unl. ¶862. 271 Half-eaten morsels, and other scraps. 1864 Swinburne Atalanta Thou whose mouth Looks red from the eaten fruits of thine own womb. |
2. Gnawed, corroded, ulcerated. Cf. moth-, worm-eaten.
| 1581 Sidney Apol. Poetrie (Arb.) 31 Old Mouse-eaten records. 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts 401 The aforesaid eaten or lanced wounds. |