boughten

英 ['bɔːt(ə)n] 美 ['bɔtən]
  • adj. 买来的，购进的
boughten
«
1 / 3
»

英文词源

boughten (adj.)
irregular past participle of buy; as an adjective from 1793, especially in colloquial U.S. usage, of clothing and other items, opposed to "made."
BOUGHTEN. Which is bought. This is a common word in the interior of New England and New York. It is applied to articles purchased from the shops, to distinguish them from similar articles of home manufacture. [Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848]