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Definition of Begirds
1. begird [v] - See also: begird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Begirds
Literary usage of Begirds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1909)
"As where, to guard the walls, full many a foss begirds some stately castle, sure
defence Affording to the space within; so here Were model'd these: and as ..."
2. Critical and Miscellaneous Essays by Thomas Carlyle (1860)
"What begirds me here? [Stepping vehemently forward. Down with your masks !
[ Violent knocking without. What horrid uproar next ! Is madness coming on me ? ..."
3. A Select Collection of Old English Plays by Robert Dodsley, William Carew Hazlitt (1875)
"It is not him I love now, but my humour ; But since my sister he hath made his
choice, This wreath of willow, that begirds my brows, Shall never cease to be ..."
4. The Journal of Speculative Philosophy: Ed. by Wm. T. Harris edited by William Torrey Harris (1882)
"And he who begirds — ie, the flower of Fire and the strong spirit of the poles,
fiery above — he gave to his ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1894)
"The insularity of Britain is a protection in the same manner as a moat that
begirds a fortress, but which in itself ..."