gnomed

English

Etymology

From gnome +‎ -d. (Some early versions had an accented "gnomèd", sic.)

Adjective

gnomed (not comparable)

  1. (nonce word) Inhabited by gnomes.
    • 1819, John Keats, “Lamia”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], published 1820, →OCLC, part II, page 41, lines 234–236:
      Philosophy will clip an Angel's wings, / Conquer all mysteries by rule and line, / Empty the haunted air, and gnomed mine— […]

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