Beleggined

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

    "The strapping blueshirted and beleggined soldiers of the Twenty-third were busy arranging to make fast for the night, while a crowd of men and boys, with an occasional member of the fair sex, gathered around and watched with curious eyes the actions of the sure enough soldiery."

Example

More examples

"The strapping blueshirted and beleggined soldiers of the Twenty-third were busy arranging to make fast for the night, while a crowd of men and boys, with an occasional member of the fair sex, gathered around and watched with curious eyes the actions of the sure enough soldiery."

Etymology

From be- + leggin + -ed.

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