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In my mind there are two very distinct patterns: - Xed Y = a Y that has been Xed, where X is a verb - Xed Y = a Y that is equipped with an X, where X is a nou
by d_burfoot 10y ago
In my mind there are two very distinct patterns:
- Xed Y = a Y that has been Xed, where X is a verb
- Xed Y = a Y that is equipped with an X, where X is a noun.
For the latter pattern, consider examples such as "red-lipped woman", "rosy-fingered dawn", "sharp-toothed pike", "horned owl", etc.