Be-leggined

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Dated form of belegginged. alt-of, dated, not-comparable

    "What made this youth remarkable was that he was clad in all the pomp and glory of war, he was be-spurred, be-campaigned hatted, be-leggined, and be-sabred, and be-trussed like any old swashbuckler out of Old Whitechapel."

Synonyms

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legginged

Example

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"What made this youth remarkable was that he was clad in all the pomp and glory of war, he was be-spurred, be-campaigned hatted, be-leggined, and be-sabred, and be-trussed like any old swashbuckler out of Old Whitechapel."

Etymology

From be- + leggin + -ed.

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