faxed

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English

Etymology 1

From Middle English *faxed, from Old English feaxed, ġefeaxed (haired; having hair), from Old English feax (hair). More at fax.

Alternative forms

Adjective

faxed (comparative more faxed, superlative most faxed)

  1. (obsolete) Having a head of hair; hairy.
    • 1859, The London review: Volume 11:
      A comet is a ‘faxed’ star, that is, a hairy, a tailed star. But ‘faxed’ got corrupted into ‘fixed’ star during the seventeenth century.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From fax (to send a fax/facsimile).

Verb

faxed

  1. simple past and past participle of fax