befringed

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Boldly going up to befeathered and befringed chieftains, he offered them knives, hatchets, or strings of silvery beads.

From The Spirit of the Border by Grey, Zane

At other times they profited by boats and canoes, propelled up the St. Lawrence by French peasants, befringed hunters, or friendly red men.

From Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. by Stephens, Robert Neilson

With her head hatless, her short Irish homespun skirt displaying much blue stocking which exactly matched her silk sweater and her large befringed eyes, she made a fascinating opponent and companion.

From The Sins of the Children A Novel by Hamilton, Cosmo

Where last night had been a hill, to-morrow would be a rushing river, befringed with mimosa, whose odour had been sweet on the breeze all the day before.

From Poppy The Story of a South African Girl by Stockley, Cynthia

He looked down on the plump, ungainly figure, and, without feeling either satisfaction or repugnance, stooped and kissed the befringed forehead.

From Maurice Guest by Richardson, Henry Handel