behew

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verb

To carve; adorn; embellish.

OriginMiddle English behewen ← Old English behēawan →
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Meanings

verbbehew (third-person singular simple present behews, present participle behewing, simple past behewed, past participle behewn)

present singular third person behews · participle present behewing · past behewed · participle past behewn

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo carve; adorn; embellish.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbehēawan“to cut, chip, chop, beat, cut off from, deprive of”
  2. Middle Englishbehewen
  3. Englishbehew

From Middle English behewen, from Old English behēawan (“to cut, chip, chop, beat, cut off from, deprive of”), equivalent to be- + hew.

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APA

behew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behew

MLA

“behew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behew. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “behew,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behew.

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