besnowed

English

Etymology

From Middle English besnewed, bisnewed, from Old English besnīwod (covered with snow), equivalent to be- + snow + -ed. The form changed from -snew- to -snow- in conformity to snow.

Adjective

besnowed (comparative more besnowed, superlative most besnowed)

  1. Covered or laden with snow
    • 1849, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, The Caxtons: A Family Picture - Volume 1:
      Now, if in a stage coach in the depth of winter, when three passengers are warm and snug, a fourth, all besnowed and frozen, descends from the outside and takes place amongst them, straightway all the three passengers shift their places, []

Verb

besnowed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of besnow
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