beshear
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English bischeren, from Old English besċieran, besceran (“to shear, shave, cut hair, give the tonsure”), equivalent to be- (“around, off, away”) + shear.
Verb
editbeshear (third-person singular simple present beshears, present participle beshearing, simple past beshore or besheared, past participle beshorn or besheared)
- (transitive) To shear or shave all around; shear all over.