English Dictionary

winged word

/ˌwɪŋd ˈwɜːd/

noun

(idiomatic, literary, chiefly in the plural) A word or statement which is very apt for an occasion, or memorable.

Her winged words had a profound impact on the audience.

意味（1）

(idiomatic, literary, chiefly in the plural) A word or statement which is very apt for an occasion, or memorable.

[Polyhymnia] For the ſweet numbers and melodious meaſures, / With which I wont the winged words to tie, / And make a tunefull Diapaſe of pleaſures, / Now being let to runne at libertie / By thoſe which haue no skill to rule them right, / Haue now quite loſt their naturall delight.