"befilmed" meaning in English

See befilmed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more befilmed [comparative], most befilmed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} befilmed (comparative more befilmed, superlative most befilmed)
  1. (poetic, archaic, rare) Covered with a film. Tags: archaic, poetic, rare
    Sense id: en-befilmed-en-adj-jnb-lZWs

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} befilmed
  1. simple past and past participle of befilm Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: befilm
    Sense id: en-befilmed-en-verb-mEr4dAFu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97

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