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betrimmed

Syllables: be·trimmedUK/bɪˈtɹɪmd/US/bəˈtɹɪmd/

betrimmed adjective: adorned; decked; decorated; embellished. Also the simple past and past participle of betrim.

Adjective

betrimmed (comparative more betrimmed, superlative most betrimmed)

  1. (dated) Adorned; decked; decorated; embellished.
    • Face of the daintiest shade, / Eyes of the tenderest brown, / Ankle so neatly displayed; / Furbelowed, lace-betrimmed gown; […]1884 November 25, Argo [pseudonym], “Ballad of a Dainty Coquette”, in Howard S. Abbott, editor, Ariel, volume 8, number 3, Minneapolis, Minn.: Senior and Junior Classes of the University of...
    • I clap a silk gown on my girl's back. Never a knight's lady shall be better betrimmed or betrinketed.1891, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “How Samkin Aylward Wagered His Feather-bed”, in The White Company, New York, N.Y.; Boston, Mass.: Thomas Y[oung] Crowell & Company […], →OCLC, page 65

Also used as

betrimmed is also the simple past and past participle of betrim.

Forms of betrimmed

comparativemore betrimmed
superlativemost betrimmed

Origin of betrimmed

From betrim + -ed.

Questions about betrimmed

What does betrimmed mean?
Betrimmed means adorned; decked; decorated; embellished.
What part of speech is betrimmed?
Betrimmed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce betrimmed?
Betrimmed is pronounced /bɪˈtɹɪmd/ (UK).

Words near betrimmed in the dictionary

  1. betreads
  2. betreed
  3. betrench
  4. betrick
  5. betrim
  6. betrimmed
  7. betrimming
  8. betrimmings
  9. betrims
  10. betrixaban
  11. Betrock

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