sedged, a.
(sɛdʒd)
[f. sedge n.1 + -ed2.]
† 1. Woven with sedge. Obs. rare—1.
| 1610 Shakes. Temp. iv. i. 129 You Nimphs cald Nayades of y⊇ windring brooks, With your sedg'd crownes. |
† 2. Her. Of a ‘spear reed’ or flag: Having ‘sedges’ (see sedge n.1 3). Obs.
| 1688 Holme Armoury ii. 57/2 A[rgent] 2 Spear Reeds; single sedged and couped in Salter proper...O[r] on a hill in Base V[ert] 3 Spear Reeds, double sedged or leafed. |
3. Agric. Of oats: Affected with sedging.
| 1844 H. Stephens Bk. Farm III. 950, I have cured a piece of land of its constant tendency to grow sedged oats, simply by draining. |
4. Bordered with sedge.
| 1866 M. Arnold Thyrsis xi, And what sedged brooks are Thames's tributaries. |