To strike repeatedly or bombard with pelts; to cover with pelts or fur.
From 'be-' prefix + 'pelt'. The verb can mean both to hit with force and to furnish with animal skins, showing how the 'be-' prefix could create verbs with both active and decorative meanings.
This word captures the dual nature of 'be-' verbs: it can mean 'to cover with fur' (fancy) or 'to pummel with thrown objects' (violent)—showing how one prefix creates wildly different moods.
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