Meaning of betiaraed | Babel Free
Examples
“This year the big rooms at the Hotel Cecil were more crowded than ever, and there was not a vacant chair on the dais, where the betiaraed patronesses sit⟳ to watch⟳ the dancing.”
“With the annual Presidential dinner to the Cabinet as a curtain-raiser, there is a short intermission—just one day—before the Diplomatic Reception, when it seems as if the White House becomes a setting for a Graustarkian novel, so bejeweled, besashed, beturbaned, and betiaraed are the guests.”
“Lithe and rubber necks crane as the Great Ladies (or are those Fascinating Ladies?) step daintily into the lobby, bejewelled, befurred and betiaraed.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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