† begairv.
Scottish. Obsolete.
transitive. To diversify or variegate, as with stripes or streaks.
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a1609 A. Hume Summer's Day Begaired..With spraings of scarlet hue.
Derivatives
beˈgaired adj.
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the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [adjective]
ray1374
barreda1387
rayed?a1400
bendedc1400
scowledc1440
listeda1500
burledc1500
palya1509
stripy1513
rawed1534
straked1537
railye1539
rowed1552
begaired1554
pirnie1597
tiger-marked1597
tiger-striped1597
interlined1601
waled1602
striped1604
panached1664
strip1666
ribboned1790
zebraed1806
zebrinea1810
banded1823
sparred1827
notate1857
zebraic1858
stroked1896
tigered1969
bestriped-
1554 D. Lindsay Dialog Experience & Courteour l. 5868 in Wks. (1931) I For cowlis blak, gray, nor begaird, Ȝe sall, that day, get no rewaird.
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