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bedraggle
be·drag·gle
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bɪˈdræg
əl
/
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bih-
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-
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verb (used with object),
be·drag·gled,
be·drag·gling.
to make limp and soiled, as with rain or dirt.
Origin:
1720–30;
be-
+
draggle
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bedraggle
(bɪˈdræɡ
ə
l)
—
vb
(
tr
) to make (hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
bedraggle
1727, from
be-
+ draggle, frequentative of
drag
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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