Beat"en (?), a.

1.

Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use.

"A broad and beaten way." Milton. "Beaten gold." Shak.

2.

Vanquished; conquered; baffled.

3.

Exhausted; tired out.

4.

Become common or trite; as, a beaten phrase.

[Obs.]

5.

Tried; practiced.

[Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

 

© Webster 1913.

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