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Definition of Bedraggle
1. Verb. Make wet and dirty, as from rain.
Definition of Bedraggle
1. v. t. To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are suffered to drag in dust, mud, etc.
Definition of Bedraggle
1. Verb. To make something wet and limp. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bedraggle
1. [v -GLED, -GLING, -GLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedraggle
Literary usage of Bedraggle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1881)
"rs to clap or rattle; also generally used figuratively for to gossip, chatter,
or scold. Clag, vn to 'clay;' to stick as clay does; to bemire ; bedraggle. ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"tar, bedraggle. Antonyms: see CLEAN, PURIFY. WANDERING. 3. Referring to descent:
lineal. direct, vt 1. address (a letter, remarks, etc. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"BEDMATE, (bed'-mate) ns A bedfellow. BEDPOST, (bed'-post) n. ». The post at the
corner of the bed, which supports the canopy. To bedraggle, (be-drag'-gl) va ..."
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