beshear

English

Etymology

From Middle English bischeren, from Old English besċieran, besceran (“to shear, shave, cut hair, give the tonsure”), equivalent to be- (“around, off, away”) +‎ shear.

Verb

beshear (third-person singular simple present beshears, present participle beshearing, simple past beshore or besheared, past participle beshorn or besheared)

  1. (transitive) To shear or shave all around; shear all over.

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