Meaning of be-spurred | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjective. [B2]

Examples

“The grand parades have⟳ passed away with all their unsightly accompaniments of be-whiskered, be-spurred, and be-plumed officers, and of scare-crow, be-baggonnetted, be-broomsticked and undisciplined soldiers.”

“What made this youth remarkable was that he was clad in all the pomp and glory of war, he was be-spurred, be-campaigned hatted, be-leggined, and be-sabred, and be-trussed like⟳ any old swashbuckler out of Old Whitechapel.”

“She struggled to finish⟳ this fine work⟳, which shows a be-spurred cowboy boot treading on The Constitution, and Molly herself wisely subtitled the work⟳ “The Executive Branch’s Assault on America’s Fundamental Rights.””

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