Obs. exc. arch. Also 6–7 famoze, 7 famoize. [f. prec. adj.] = FAMOUS v. 1.
1590. Tarlton, News Purgat. (1844), 53. That merrye Roscius of plaiers, that famosed all comedies so with his pleasant and extemporall invention.
1631. J. Weever, Ancient Funerall Monuments, 687. Rouge-crosse, so called of the red crosse, by which Saint George the Tutelar Saint of all Englishmen is famozed.
1671. F. Kirkman, trans. Don Bellianis (1703), 51. Dare oppose and confront the strength of our Prince, that is no less famosed than he.
1845. Halliwell, Illustrations of the Fairy Mythology of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, p. viii. Robin Goodfellow was ‘famosed in every old wives chronicle for his mad merry pranks.’
Hence † Famosed ppl. a. Obs.
1583. Stanyhurst, Æneis, III. (Arb.), 80. Possesseth Pyrrhus thee spouse of famosed Hector?
1600. Tourneur, Transf. Metamorph., lxv. This noble conquest made him famoized.
1613. W. Browne, Brit. Past. II. i. (1772), 27.
| The mevy and the halcyon famosed | |
| For colours rare. |
