boughten

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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From bought + -en (past participle ending of some verbs).

The Hilbroughs are agreeable Americans, their suppers are provided by the best caterers, their house has been rendered attractive by boughten taste, and the company one sees there is not more stupid than that in other miscellaneous assemblies. — The Faith Doctor: A Story of New York, Edward Eggleston
I don’t like these boughten scents--but a whiff of sweet-grass belongs anywhere a lady does.” Anne had not been especially enthusiastic over the idea of surrounding her flower beds with quahog shells; as a decoration they did not appeal to her on first thought. — Anne's House of Dreams, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

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