underbear en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈbɛə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From Middle English underberen (“to support”), from Old English underberan (“to support, endure”), equivalent to under- + bear.
Meanings
- To support, endure.
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(transitive) To line, guard or face a material, especially cloth.
cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel
1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underborne | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underbare | Tense=Past | obsolete | lexicographic |
| underbears | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underbearing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underbore | Tense=Past | lexicographic |