UNDERBEAR

Etymology

Verb

underbear (third-person singular simple present underbears, present participle underbearing, simple past underbare or underbore, past participle underborne)

To support, endure.

(transitive) To line, guard or face a material, especially cloth.

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*bear", v. t. Etym: [AS. underberan. See Under, and Bear to support.]

1. To support; to endure. [Obs.] Shak.

2. To line; to guard; to face; as, cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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