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beringed

beringed adjective: wearing a ring or rings. Also the simple past and past participle of bering.

Adjective

beringed (comparative more beringed, superlative most beringed)

  1. Wearing a ring or rings.
    • He bowed low with the foreign courtesy which used to be so offensive to his contemporaries, and offered a delicate, beringed hand to lead the young lady to the little table, where grilled fowl and rolls, both showing the cookery of Hans, were prepared for her.1889, Charlotte M. Yonge, A Reputed Changeling
    • Calvert had opportunity to note these subtle changes which time had wrought in the original of the miniature while Mr. Jefferson bent low over the withered, beringed hand of the old Duchess, and he waited his turn to be presented to the ladies.1903, Carter Goodloe, Calvert of Strathore

Also used as

beringed is also the simple past and past participle of bering.

Forms of beringed

comparativemore beringed
superlativemost beringed

Origin of beringed

From be- + ring + -ed.

Questions about beringed

What does beringed mean?
Beringed means wearing a ring or rings.
What part of speech is beringed?
Beringed is an adjective.

Words near beringed in the dictionary

  1. Bering Strait
  2. Bering Straits
  3. Bering Time
  4. Bering's Strait
  5. Bering's Straits
  6. beringed
  7. Beringer
  8. Beringers
  9. Beringia
  10. Beringian
  11. Beringians

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