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belashed

belashed is the past of belash.

Meaning of belash

Verb

belash (third-person singular simple present belashes, present participle belashing, simple past and past participle belashed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To strike or flog with a lash; take a lash to
    • The same mother, Agnes Paston, enters among her errands in London a commission to her son's tutor, Greenfield, to "belash" his charge till he amend, he being then fifteen and having been some time at Cambridge.1869, William M. Cooper, Flagellation and the Flagellants, page 386

Adjective

belashed (not comparable)

  1. Covered or adorned with eyelashes
    • With her huge belashed eyes, prominent cheekbones, and pale face, Imogen was the perfect Existentialist.2008, Simon Doonan, Eccentric Glamour, page 115
    • An evil look came into Jessie Belle's belashed eyes.2012, Grace Livingston Hill, Blue Ruin

Origin of belashed

From Middle English bylasshed, bylasched, equivalent to belash + -ed.

From belash + -ed or be- + lash + -ed.

Questions about belashed

What does belashed mean?
Belashed means covered or adorned with eyelashes.
What is belashed the past of?
Belashed is the past of belash.
What part of speech is belashed?
Belashed is an adjective.

Words near belashed in the dictionary

  1. Belarussian
  2. Belarussians
  3. Belasco
  4. Belascos
  5. belash
  6. belashed
  7. belashes
  8. belashing
  9. belast
  10. belatacept
  11. belate

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