befringev.
/bɪˈfrɪndʒ/ transitive. To border, furnish, or adorn with (or as with) a fringe.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > ornament [verb (transitive)] > tip, edge, or mount
belayc1175
tip1483
impale1553
befringe1611
scallop1749
mount1770
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Enfranger, to befringe; to edge, or set with fringe.
1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. xxvii. 78 Befringed with gold.
1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace ii. i. 23 Let my dirty leaves..Befringe the rails of Bedlam and Sohoe.
1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. xiv. 273 A placid stream, broadly befringed with sedges.
Derivatives
beˈfringed adj.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [adjective] > tipped, edged, or mounted
brass-tipped1862
befringed1884
brass-mounted-
1884 Manch. Examiner 10 Dec. 3/7 Christmas cards..of the gorgeous befringed upholstered sort.
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