beringed

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adjective

Wearing a ring or rings.

Scrabble 12

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adjectiveberinged (comparative more beringed, superlative most beringed)

comparative more beringed · superlative most beringed

  1. Wearing a ring or rings.

    Von Rosen laughed at the girl holding up her hand and staring at the beringed finger.

    1912, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, The Butterfly House
    2 more examples

    He bowed low with the foreign courtesy which used to be so offensive to his contemporaries, and offered a delicate, beringed hand to lead the young lady to the little table, where grilled fowl and rolls, both showing the cookery of Hans, were prepared for her.

    1889, Charlotte M. Yonge, A Reputed Changeling

    Calvert had opportunity to note these subtle changes which time had wrought in the original of the miniature while Mr. Jefferson bent low over the withered, beringed hand of the old Duchess, and he waited his turn to be presented to the ladies.

    1903, Carter Goodloe, Calvert of Strathore
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of bering

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