belash

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English bilasshen, bylaschen, bilaisshen, equivalent to be- +‎ lash.

Verb

belash (third-person singular simple present belash, present participle es, simple past and past participle belashed)

1. (transitive) To strike or flog with a lash; take a lash to
   • 1851, Thomas Prentice Kettell, ‎D. W Holly, ‎Conrad Swackhamer, The United States Democratic Review, volume 29, page 179:

     And for this the hero belashes himself into this terrible tempest of passion — this furor heroicus, defying all earth, and the infernal powers to boot.

Etymology 2

From be- +‎ lash (“eyelash”).

Verb

belash (third-person singular simple present belashes, present participle belashing, simple past and past participle belashed)

1. (transitive, rare) To furnish or adorn with eyelashes

Derived terms

• belashed

Anagrams

• Hables, shalbe