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Definition of Bespoken
1. Adjective. (of clothing) custom-made.
2. Adjective. Pledged to be married. "The engaged couple"
Definition of Bespoken
1. Verb. (past participle of bespeak) ¹
2. Adjective. betrothed or engaged to be married ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bespoken
1. bespeak [v] - See also: bespeak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bespoken
Literary usage of Bespoken
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish: To which are by Horace Smith (1836)
"... that there was only a single salmon left in the market, which he had not dared
to bring away, because it had been bespoken by a barrister. ..."
2. The English Factories in India, 1618-1621: A Calendar of Documents in the by William Foster (1906)
"... bee procured bespoken'. They are aware that ready-made ones, ' that come from
... bespoken ..."
3. Memoirs of C. M. Talleyrand de Périgord ...: Containing the Particulars of by Stewarton (1805)
"So certain was I of success, that, being indirectly accredited to the court of
a monarch, I had for decency sake already bespoken a mourning dress, ..."
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