beflag

verb
/bɪˈflæɡ/UK/biˈflæɡ/US

Etymology

From be- + flag.

  1. derived from *pleh₂-
  2. derived from *flaką — “something flat
  3. derived from flagg
  4. derived from flage
  5. inherited from flag
  6. prefixed as beflag — “be + flag

Definitions

  1. To decorate with a flag or flags

    To decorate with a flag or flags; to hang a flag or flags on.

    • What she was experiencing was an absence of sounds in general, not my own peculiar distinction of noises no longer heard: the screeching of pulley-wheels as rainyday washings rose to beflag the ceiling; the thump of doors closing […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for beflag. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA