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BESIT
Etymology
Verb
besit (third-person singular simple present besits, present participle besitting, simple past besat, past participle besitten or besat)
(transitive, obsolete) To sit around; sit about; besiege.
(transitive, obsolete) To sit upon.
(transitive, obsolete) To sit properly upon, as clothes; to suit; become.
Anagrams
• Steib, biset, bites, ebits
Source: Wiktionary
Be*sit", v. t. Etym: [Pref. be- + sit.]
Definition: To suit; to fit; to become. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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