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fancied, ppl. a.|ˈfænsɪd| [f. fancy v. + -ed1.] 1. Formed or portrayed by the fancy; existing only in the fancy; imaginary.
1568T. Howell Newe Sonets (1879) 137 Thier fancied feares. 1651Hobbes Leviath. iii. xxxiv. 212 By Angel was understood a fancyed Voice. 1719De Foe Crusoe (1840) II. xvi. 324 The fancied felicity which he enjoyed. 1795Southey Vis. Maid of Orleans iii. 271 With eye more dangerous Than fancied basilisk. 1869Freeman Norm. Conq. (1876) III. xiii. 307 Supporting their native sovereign in the pursuit of his fancied rights. †2. a. Contrived to suit the fancy or whim; esp. of dress; = fancy a. 1. b. Artistically designed. Cf. fancy v. 3. Obs. a.1688Prior Ode Ex. iii. 14 vi, Fancy'd Rules and Arbitrary Laws. 1775Johnson Let. Mrs. Thrale 21 June, Floating on the Thames in a fancied dress. 1781Hayley Tri. Temper vi. 42 The gracious earl..Has plann'd..A fancied ball, a private masquerade. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. II. 612 Striped and fancied silks. 1796Ned Evans I. 92 A casimir waistcoat with a fancied pattern of silk embroidery round the button-holes. b.1709Steele Tatler No. 142 ⁋5 His Seals are curiously fancied, and exquisitely well cut. 1782F. Burney Cecilia i. iv, The prettiest fancied [buckles] I ever saw. 3. That one has taken a liking or fancy for; favourite.
1589Warner Alb. Eng. vi. xxix. (1612) 144 A braue Esquire of Wailes, That tide her fancie to his forme, till fancied forme preuailes. 1640Fuller Joseph's Coat viii. (1867) 185 What the Corinthians spake of their fancied preachers. 1873Browning Red Cott. Nt.-cap 245 Till beverage obtained the fancied smack. 1887Daily News 15 Nov. 3/5 Molynoo..beat the more fancied Bloodstone. 4. Of an animal: see fancy v. 9.
1876Encycl. Brit. IV. 249/2 The wide differences observable in ‘fancied’ animals. |