"beflake" meaning in All languages combined

See beflake on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: beflakes [present, singular, third-person], beflaking [participle, present], beflaked [participle, past], beflaked [past]
Etymology: From be- + flake. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|flake}} be- + flake Head templates: {{en-verb}} beflake (third-person singular simple present beflakes, present participle beflaking, simple past and past participle beflaked)
  1. (transitive) To take off an external layer; skin in thin flakes. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beflake-en-verb-CBtSxP6w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 61 39
  2. (transitive) To deck or cover with or as with flakes. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beflake-en-verb-V0zt7b9j

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