imped
imped — verb
- impedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- impeds3rd person singular
- impedding-ing form
- impeddedpast simple
1. to mend a falcon's damaged wing or tail by attaching a replacement feather, rest
to mend a falcon's damaged wing or tail by attaching a replacement feather, restoring the bird's ability to fly properly
Hoa imped the peregrine's broken primary with a donor feather.
transitive: imped + [feather] + with [donor feather]
Justin, the falconer, carefully imped his goshawk before the autumn hunt.
After the skirmish, Feng imped three tail feathers on the young kestrel.
Léa learned to imped a damaged wing from the master falconer in Marrakech.
The merlin flew badly until Emre imped its split secondary feather.
文法句型
imped + [wing/tail/feather] + with [feather]
用法筆記
Object is almost always a wing, tail, or individual feather of a falcon or hawk. This is a technical falconry term, rarely encountered outside that domain.
2. to fit a creature or object with wings, giving it the power or appearance of fli
to fit a creature or object with wings, giving it the power or appearance of flight
Ilan imped the bronze eagle statue with wide, outstretched copper wings.
transitive: imped + [object] + with [wings]
In the old tale, the wind spirit imped a young shepherd named Dylan.
Rin, the costume maker, imped the actor's harness for the final act.
The temple frieze showed a goddess imped with hawk wings and a crown.
Tariro sketched a creature imped with feathered wings and a serpent's tail.
- wing
as a verb, 'wing' means to fly or move swiftly; it does not mean to equip with wings
文法句型
imped + [creature/object] + with [wings]
用法筆記
More common in poetic, mythological, or decorative contexts than in everyday speech. Distinguish from sense 1 (FEATHER GRAFTING), which refers specifically to falconry repair work.