Word Study
bedraggle
CIDE DICTIONARY
bedraggle, v. t.
To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are suffered to drag in dust, mud, etc. Swift. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bedraggle, v.tr.
1 wet (a dress etc.) by trailing it, or so that it hangs limp.
2 (as bedraggled adj.) untidy; dishevelled.
1 wet (a dress etc.) by trailing it, or so that it hangs limp.
2 (as bedraggled adj.) untidy; dishevelled.
Etymology
BE- + DRAGGLE
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