figged

1. 1
   verb

   Past tense and past participle of fig.

   Grandfather figged himself out in a top hat and tails for the wedding.

   The soap had figged as it cooled, leaving fine white streaks across every bar.

   Note

   The spelling doubles the g before -ed, as in begged and hugged, and one form does the work of both past tense and participle. Nothing about the verb behind it is current: dressing someone up and the streaking of soap are dated, the ginger treatment of horses is rare, and insulting someone with a fico is obsolete. Whichever meaning it carries, it sounds old-fashioned.

2. 2
   adjective

   Containing figs as an ingredient.

   The meal ended with a dense, figged cake served with warm custard.

   They set out a figged bread beside the cheese board.

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