Lexicographical Neighbors of Beflagging
Literary usage of Beflagging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cardinal Mercier's Story by Désiré Mercier (1920)
"... school treats, the floral decoration of certain statues, beflagging of buildings,
public or private, early closing of shops, restaurants, etc. ..."
2. The Price of Blood: The Sequel to "Rasplata" and "The Battle of Tsushima" by Vladimir Ivanovich Semenov (1910)
"Not a single flag to be seen, and the Japs are so fond of beflagging their houses.
On the contrary, they say that on the occasion of the return of the ..."
3. Souls in Khaki: Being a Personal Investigation Into Spiritual Experiences by Arthur Edward Copping (1917)
"Tidings reached me of towns beflagging themselves, and according civic welcomes,
in honour of Salvationist privates and NCO's who had won the DCM or other ..."
4. Egypt (La Mort de Philæ) by Pierre Loti [pseud.] by Pierre Loti (1910)
"There is no escape therefore from this beflagging of a foreign holiday—and we
set out with a homesick song of Nubia, which the boatmen sing to the cadence ..."
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