beggar description in English

Forms: beggars description [present, singular, third-person], beggaring description [participle, present], beggared description [participle, past], beggared description [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Coined by William Shakespeare in 1607 in "Antony and Cleopatra," act 2, scene 2: : For her own person, : It beggared all description: she did lie : In her pavilion—cloth-of-gold, of tissue— : O'erpicturing that Venus where we see : The fancy outwork nature. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|William Shakespeare|in=1607}} Coined by William Shakespeare in 1607 Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} beggar description (third-person singular simple present beggars description, present participle beggaring description, simple past and past participle beggared description)

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"beggar description" meaning in English

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