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Definition of Bestirred
1. bestir [v] - See also: bestir
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bestirred
Literary usage of Bestirred
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of New York: Containing, Among Many Surprising and Curious Matters by Washington Irving (1831)
"Showing how Peter the Headstrong bestirred himself among the rats and cobwebs,
on entering into office —and the perilous mistake he was guilty ..."
2. A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the by Washington Irving (1831)
"Showing how Peter the Headstrong bestirred himself among the rats and cobwebs,
on entering into ... bestirred ..."
3. Memoirs Concerning the Affairs of Scotland, from Queen Anne's Accession to by George Lockhardt (1824)
"Showing how Peter the Headstrong bestirred himself among the Rats and Cobwebs on
entering into Office ; and the perilous Mistake he was guilty of, ..."
4. A History of New-York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the by Washington Irving (1832)
"Showing how Peter the Headstrong bestirred himself among the rats and cobwebs,
on entering into office —and the perilous mistake he was guilty of, ..."
5. Hebraic Literature: Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Maurice Henry Harris (1901)
"... generations the Israelites would accept the law, he bestirred himself in
compliance; as it is said (Gen. iv. 1), Adam vero cognovit uxorem suam ..."
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