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Definition: BEGIRDED

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. Of Begird.[Websters].
Verb Past Tense 1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb begird.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Begirded" is a common misspelling or typo for: begirdled.

Date "Begirded" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Definition: BEGIRDED

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. Of Begird.[Websters].
Verb Past Tense1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb begird.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "BEGIRDED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: begird

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster1: [Verb] begurd. pret.begirt, begirded; pp. begirt.
 2: [Verb] To bind with a band or girdle.
 3: [Verb] To surround; to inclose; to encompass. Begird the Almighty throne.
 4: [Verb] To besiege. To begirt, used by B.Jonso, is a corrupt orthography. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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