bescreen

[ bih-skreen ]

verb (used with object)

1. screen ( def 17 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of bescreen¹

First recorded in 1585–95; be- + screen

Example Sentences

Bescreen, be-skrēn′, v.t. to screen: to overshadow.

From Project Gutenberg

What man art thou, that thus bescreen'd in night So stumblest on my counsell?

From Project Gutenberg

What man art thou that, thus bescreen'd in night, So stumblest on my counsel?

From Project Gutenberg