Beskirt

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To border; lie on the outskirts of. transitive

    "Pitrodie's woods beskirt the feet Of heath-clad Ben-na-chie, And through their shade the breezes fleet, And hum from tree to tree."

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"Pitrodie's woods beskirt the feet Of heath-clad Ben-na-chie, And through their shade the breezes fleet, And hum from tree to tree."

Etymology

From be- + skirt.

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