be·ringed
| \ bi-ˈriŋd
, bē- \
, bē- \
Definition of beringed
1
: wearing a ring or rings
a beringed finger He stood there with both beringed hands folded over his stomach, as satisfied as a rabbi who has just done a double wedding …— Arthur Miller, Harper's, November 2000
2
: encircled or marked with or as if with a ring : ringed
… Pioneer 10 … then went off on its own to probe Saturn, a beringed and lovely celestial jewel.— Robert Locke, Associated Press, 12 June 1983
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“Beringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beringed. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of beringed was in 1614
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