English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭmʹpĕd, IPA^(key): /ˈɪmpɛd/

Noun

imped ‎(plural impeds)

1. A creature without feet.
   • 1861: Richard Owen in:
   • 1894: The Reverend Richard Owen (Richard Owen’s grandson), The Life of Richard Owen, volume 2, page 119

     Aristotle had divided the group into bipeds, quadrupeds and impeds.

References

• “imped, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Etymology 2

imp +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭmpt, ĭmʹpĭd, IPA^(key): /ɪmpt/, /ˈɪmpɪd/

Adjective

imped ‎(not comparable)

1. (especially of feathers in falconry) Engrafted, eked, implanted; supplemented by imping.

References

• “imped, ppl. a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmpt/

Verb

imped

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of imp