单词 | befeather |
释义 | befeatherv. transitive. To deck with feathers. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > ornament [verb (transitive)] > ornament with plumes or feathers plume1592 befeather1611 feather1618 fledge1725 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Emplumer,..befeather..to dresse with feathers. Derivatives befeathered adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [adjective] > ornamented with plumes or feathers peacock-feathered1429 plumeda1529 well-plumed1575 beplumed1582 plumy-crested1598 emplumed1622 feathered1624 plumy1631 befeathered1635 ostrich-plumed1883 1635 F. Quarles Emblemes iii. i. 130 Her dove-befeatherd Prison. c1850 tr. V. Hugo Hunchback Notre Dame i i. 1 Some bedizened and befeathered embassy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2018). > as lemmasbefeather befeather v. Brit. /bᵻˈfɛðə/ , U.S. /bəˈfɛðər/ , /biˈfɛðər/ Π 1885 C. Hall Amer. Missionary June 175 Young men [Indians] nude, and painted in parti colors and befeathered. < v.1611 as lemmas |
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