"befrill" meaning in English

See befrill in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: befrills [present, singular, third-person], befrilling [participle, present], befrilled [participle, past], befrilled [past]
Etymology: be- + frill Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|frill}} be- + frill Head templates: {{en-verb}} befrill (third-person singular simple present befrills, present participle befrilling, simple past and past participle befrilled)
  1. (transitive) To furnish or decorate with a frill. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-befrill-en-verb-ypbGmFgJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for befrill meaning in English (1.1kB)

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