Perscopate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɜːskəpeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Perscopate is a verb meaning (archaic) to bristle or horripilate.
Meaning
(archaic) to bristle or horripilate.
Example Sentences
Let us take your cat: now suppose we shave her tail, so that it cannot shall I say perscopate or bristle; suppose we attach a board to her back, so that it cannot arch; suppose we then exhibit a displeasing sight – a sportive dog, for instance.
Word Forms
- perscopates
- perscopating
- perscopated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include horripilate, hispidate, bescrape, bespattle, spatiate, besprenge.
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