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- adjective Adorned with ornamental
braid fasteners .
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Examples
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As well as letters of introduction, Oscar equipped himself with a new wardrobe, including a warm Polish cap and a befrogged and wonderfully befurred green overcoat; Lowell had warned him about the New York winters.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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As well as letters of introduction, Oscar equipped himself with a new wardrobe, including a warm Polish cap and a befrogged and wonderfully befurred green overcoat; Lowell had warned him about the New York winters.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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As well as letters of introduction, Oscar equipped himself with a new wardrobe, including a warm Polish cap and a befrogged and wonderfully befurred green overcoat; Lowell had warned him about the New York winters.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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As well as letters of introduction, Oscar equipped himself with a new wardrobe, including a warm Polish cap and a befrogged and wonderfully befurred green overcoat; Lowell had warned him about the New York winters.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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As well as letters of introduction, Oscar equipped himself with a new wardrobe, including a warm Polish cap and a befrogged and wonderfully befurred green overcoat; Lowell had warned him about the New York winters.
Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009
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Also note his unusual usage of vocabulary, words such as “befrogged” and “epaulettes.”
The First Five Pages Noah Lukeman 2000
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All the more did he admire the officer, who in spite of his tight-fitting full-dress uniform coat, amply befrogged and weighed down by epaulettes, was pursuing his subject with such enthusiasm and, besides talking, was still tightening a screw here and there with a spanner.
The First Five Pages Noah Lukeman 2000
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Also note his unusual usage of vocabulary, words such as “befrogged” and “epaulettes.”
The First Five Pages Noah Lukeman 2000
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Also note his unusual usage of vocabulary, words such as “befrogged” and “epaulettes.”
The First Five Pages Noah Lukeman 2000
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All the more did he admire the officer, who in spite of his tight-fitting full-dress uniform coat, amply befrogged and weighed down by epaulettes, was pursuing his subject with such enthusiasm and, besides talking, was still tightening a screw here and there with a spanner.
The First Five Pages Noah Lukeman 2000
azd commented on the word befrogged
means "gilded or adorned with decorative braids."
March 27, 2008
reesetee commented on the word befrogged
And here I always thought it meant "covered in frogs." This sounds much nicer and far more comfortable. ;->
March 27, 2008
yarb commented on the word befrogged
It was early morning, and the pond was heavily befrogged...
March 27, 2008
DryadDance commented on the word befrogged
A frog he would a wooing go . . . befrogged and befogged with too much grog, tripped over a log, spoiled his fancy tog; now the frog is no longer befrogged. Whoa. That's a word to tip your frog too.
October 17, 2010
2012richfly commented on the word befrogged
Many times, people do the same thing. They restrict themselves and never reach their potential. Just like the fleas, they fail to jump higher, thinking they are doing all they can do.
May 4, 2013