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befringe

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɪndʒ

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verb

Meaning 1

To furnish or adorn with a fringe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1823, Lord Byron, Don Juan: Cantos IX.—X.—XI., London: John Hunt, Canto 10, stanza 29, p. 32, ... each dress he sported, Which set the beauty off in which he glowed, As purple clouds befringe the sun ...

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From be- (“on, at, upon”) + fringe.