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underborne

underborne is the past participle of underbear.

Meaning of underbear

Verb

underbear (third-person singular simple present underbears, present participle underbearing, simple past underbore or (obsolete) underbare, past participle underborne)

  1. To support, endure.
  2. (transitive) To line, guard or face a material, especially cloth.
    • cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about underborne

What is underborne the past participle of?
Underborne is the past participle of underbear.

Words near underborne in the dictionary

  1. underboost
  2. underboosted
  3. underboosting
  4. underboosts
  5. underbore
  6. underborne
  7. underboss
  8. underbosses
  9. underbottom
  10. underbottoms
  11. underbought

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