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to bewhisker

to bewhisker

9.9
To add whiskers to a person, animal, or object to change their look
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : dotar de bigotes
  • In the cartoon, they bewhisker the characters to make them look more whimsical.

Examples

  • The decorator suggested they bewhisker the figurines with faux whiskers for added charm.

  • bewhiskered says:

    Blog text (11)

  • Tweed is courting and joking with a bewhiskered Horace Greeley, editor of the influential Tribune.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • "Haw!" Pete suddenly guffawed again, and the rest of the heads—hoary, bewhiskered, grizzled—turned back in my direction.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The artist decided to bewhisker the old statue to give it a touch of character.

Surface Forms

bewhisker infinitive
bewhiskered past
bewhiskered past participle
bewhiskering present participle
bewhiskers third person singular

Morphology

bewhisker = whisker (transparent) = be + whisker

Formed by the productive English prefix 'be-' + 'whisker', meaning 'to provide with whiskers', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Bewhisker is made from be- meaning 'make' or 'add' and whisker meaning 'long hair on the face', like befriend where be- means 'make a friend'. So, to bewhisker someone is to give or add whiskers to them.