1 a word formed from a verb (e.g., <em>going</em>, <em>gone</em>, <em>being</em>, <em>been</em> ) and used as an adjective (e.g., <em>working woman</em>, <em>burned toast</em> ) or a noun (e.g., <em>good breeding</em> ). In English, participles are also used to make compound verb forms (e.g., <em>is going</em>, <em>has been</em> ).
Barbara Frietchie’ by John Greenleaf Whittier presents a tribute to the patriotism of an elderly woman called Barbara Fritchie or née Hauer (1766 –1862)
She saved the flag of the Union that had been overturned by the Confederates.
