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be-leggined

be-leggined is the dated form of belegginged.

Meaning of belegginged

Adjective

belegginged (not comparable)

  1. Wearing leggings.
    • Were some of the short-skirted and belegginged beauties of the boulevard to appear here in all their glory there would be grave danger of a revolution simply by reason of the general cerebral inflammation which would thereby be caused.1900 March 4, “Bicycle Boom in Cuba. Havana Taking to the Sport Now With Enthusiasm – Comparatively Few Wheels Seen There Till This Winter.”, in The Boston Sunday Globe, volume LVII, number 63...
    Synonyms:
    legginged

Origin of be-leggined

From be- + leggin + -ed.

Questions about be-leggined

What is be-leggined the dated form of?
Be-leggined is the dated form of belegginged.

Words near be-leggined in the dictionary

  1. be-goggled
  2. be-headphoned
  3. be-helmeted
  4. be-in
  5. be-ins
  6. be-leggined
  7. be-legginged
  8. be-monocled
  9. be-moustached
  10. be-mustached
  11. be-on-the-lookout

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