† bulledadj.1
Obsolete.
Having a bull or seal attached.
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society > communication > indication > marking > imprinting > sealing > [adjective] > sealed
sealeda1225
bulled1330
signed1647
wafered1829
society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > papal documents > [adjective] > bull
bulled1330
bullish1551
1330 R. Mannyng Chron. 265 Þe pape Celestyn..With letter bulled fyn assoyled to Scotlond sent.
1610 G. Carleton Iurisdict. 268 He threw away the Popes bulled Letters.
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† bulledadj.2
rare.
? = bolled adj.1 1.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > seed-vessel or pericarp > [adjective] > of or having capsule
bolled1535
bulleda1637
capsulated1646
capsulate1668
bicapsular1686
tricapsular1694
unicapsular1720
multicapsular1731
pyxidated1753
capsular1785
pyxidate1858
a1637 B. Jonson Sad Shepherd i. iii. 13 in Wks. (1640) III Hang the bulled Nose-gaies 'bove their heads. View more context for this quotation
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bulled
bulled adj.3
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [adjective] > to excessive standard
bulled1967
1967 ‘M. Hunter’ Cambridgeshire Disaster v. 32 The bed..collapsed, spilling equipment haberdashery over the bulled-up floor.
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