yielded, ppl. a.
(ˈjiːldɪd)
[f. yield v. + -ed1.]
Surrendered, given up, granted, etc.: see the verb.
| 1591 Savile Tacitus, Hist. iv. lxxx. 231 A dishonoured captiue, and yeelded person. 1595 Shakes. John v. ii. 107 Haue I not heere the best Cards for the game..? And shall I now giue ore the yeelded Set? 1697 Dryden æneis xii. 1359 Against a yielded Man, 'tis mean ignoble Strife. 1801 Southey Thalaba iii. xix, The rushing flow, the flowing roar, Filling his yielded faculties. 1810 Scott Lady of L. i. xxxiv, He sought her yielded hand to clasp. 1868 Morris Earthly Par., Watching of Falcon (1870) I. 582 And yielded towns were set aflame. 1895 W. Watson Odes etc. 53 O yielded lips, O captive breast! |