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bescreen

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[bih-skreen] / bɪˈskrin /

verb (used with object)

  1. screen.


Etymology

Origin of bescreen

First recorded in 1585–95; be- + screen

Example Sentences

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Bescreen, be-skrēn′, v.t. to screen: to overshadow.

From Project Gutenberg

What man art thou, that thus bescreen'd in night So stumblest on my counsell?

From Project Gutenberg

What man art thou that, thus bescreen'd in night, So stumblest on my counsel?

From Project Gutenberg