Hypertext Webster Gateway: "famed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fame \Fame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Famed},; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Faming}.]
1. To report widely or honorably.
The field where thou art famed To have wrought such
wonders. --Milton.
2. To make famous or renowned.
Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
famed
adj : widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated
musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge";
"a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated},
{far-famed}, {famous}, {illustrious}, {notable}, {noted},
{renowned}]
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