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be-bearded

be-bearded adjective: having a beard.

Adjective

be-bearded (not comparable)

  1. Having a beard.
    • Two most important events give character and interest to the present age—the introduction of the press among the benighted offuscated be-whiskered and be-bearded Ottomans, and the importation of whiskers among our smooth visaged and lanthorn jawed republicans.1833 April 3, Henry Coventry & Co., “Whiskers”, in The Long-Island Star, volume XXIV, number 43, Brooklyn, N.Y.: Alden Spooner
    • The tug of war is between Old France and Young France, or rather the France of the Empire—still a courteous, polished, but fierce and fiery France—and the be-whiskered and be-bearded Chateau Rouge and Mogadore loving France of the present day;1847 November 21, “Theatricals, Etc.”, in Lloyd’s Weekly London Newspaper, number 261, London, page 8
    Synonyms:
    bearded, beardy

Synonyms of be-bearded

Forms of be-bearded

alternative formbebearded

Origin of be-bearded

From be- + bearded.

Questions about be-bearded

What does be-bearded mean?
Be-bearded means having a beard.
What part of speech is be-bearded?
Be-bearded is an adjective.

Words near be-bearded in the dictionary

  1. be-all
  2. be-all and end-all
  3. be-all end-all
  4. be-alls
  5. be-alls and end-alls
  6. be-bearded
  7. be-bonneted
  8. be-bonnetted
  9. be-booted
  10. be-breeched
  11. be-cocked

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