Grammar

2.94 PRODUCTIVE FEATURE

Some '-ed' adjectives are formed from nouns. For example, if a living thing has wings, you can describe it as 'winged'. If someone has skills, you can describe them as 'skilled'. This is a productive featureof English. Productive features are explained in the Introduction.

...figures of winged creatures.
...a skilled engineer.
She was dressed in black and carried a black beaded purse.
...armoured cars.
...the education of gifted children.