"bewhisker" meaning in All languages combined

See bewhisker on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: bewhiskers [present, singular, third-person], bewhiskering [participle, present], bewhiskered [participle, past], bewhiskered [past]
Etymology: From be- (“at, on, upon”) + whisker. Etymology templates: {{af|en|be-|whisker|t1=at, on, upon}} be- (“at, on, upon”) + whisker Head templates: {{en-verb}} bewhisker (third-person singular simple present bewhiskers, present participle bewhiskering, simple past and past participle bewhiskered)
  1. (transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on. Tags: transitive Derived forms: bewhiskered

Inflected forms

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