beskirt en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + skirt.
Meanings
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(transitive) To border; lie on the outskirts of.
Pitrodie's woods beskirt the feet Of heath-clad Ben-na-chie, And through their shade the breezes fleet, And hum from tree to tree.
1892, J.Y. Mather, Poems:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beskirting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| beskirted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| beskirted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| beskirts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |