verb
- to conceal or hide behind or as if behind a screen
Usage: archaic or literary
Examples
- The thick curtains bescreen the interior of the house from curious passersby.
- Fog bescreened the distant mountains from our view.
- She bescreened her true feelings behind a polite smile.
- The garden was bescreened by tall hedges on all sides.
- Trees bescreen the old cottage from the main road.