be-goateed

See also: begoateed

English

Adjective

be-goateed (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of begoateed
   • 1932 December 1, “Man with Goatee Taken for a Red”, in The Evening Journal, number 143, Wilmington, Del., page eight, column 5:

     Recently a be-goateed demonstrator was arrested while attempting to get into the White House grounds.

   • 1948 September 29, Henry Vance, “The Coal Bin: Off To Graze On The Commons”, in The Birmingham News, number 171, Birmingham, Ala., page fifteen, column 2:

     One afternoon while wandering around the outskirts of the town, he spied a be-goateed rural citizen sitting on his front porch with his feet propped on the bannisters and apparently in no pain at all.

   • 2006 November 7, Scott Cruickshank, “Professor McCarty tutors promising pupil: Veteran shows Prust how to play hard-nosed game”, in Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alta., page F3, column 3:

     The Flames need McCarty to nurture Brandon Prust — from be-goateed right-winger to be-goateed left-winger.