Meaning of be-legginged | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjective. [C1]

Examples

“Dressed and coated, over-shoed and be-legginged, bundled to within an inch of our lives in scarfs, sweaters, stocking caps and mittens, we waited for the sound⟳ of sleigh bells that meant “Grampa” was coming with the bobsled to take⟳ us to “Gramma’s” for dinner.”

“All shined up and be-legginged in their brave Confederate gray uniforms, they lept from foot to foot, sort⟳ of moved around in a general way to keep⟳ the circulation going without drawing too much attention, and tried the number⟳ four deep breathing exercise, but still couldn’t make⟳ much of a defense against that fog which came blowing in and settling down and sticking closer than a brother.”

“THERSITES, who is a sort⟳ of one-man chorus for Shakespeare in his barbed commentary on war, lechery and assorted follies of man, shows up in the person of John Neville as a be-legginged, Norfolk-jacketed combination of early war correspondent and photographer.”

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