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English
Etymology
From Middle English underberen (“to support”), from Old English underberan (“to support, endure”), equivalent to under- + bear.
Pronunciation
Verb
underbear (third-person singular simple present underbears, present participle underbearing, simple past underbore or (obsolete) underbare, past participle underborne)
- To support, endure.
- (transitive) To line, guard or face a material, especially cloth.
1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel
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