Becastled

//bɪˈkæsəld// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fortified by or furnished with a castle or castles. not-comparable

    "As long as you were living in Edinburgh I did not venture to seek you out, for how could I hope, in that becastled town (which, spite of many descriptions, always perplexes me), to find out a quiet friend."

Example

More examples

"As long as you were living in Edinburgh I did not venture to seek you out, for how could I hope, in that becastled town (which, spite of many descriptions, always perplexes me), to find out a quiet friend."

Etymology

From be- + castle + -ed.

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