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beslag.

arrest, detention

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈslɑx/
  1. arrest, detention

    neuter
  2. cover (e.g. of a book)

    neuter
  3. a horseshoe

    neuter
  4. a batter, a relatively fluid dough (more fluid than deeg)

    neuter
  5. the state of having reached the final decision or having definitively decided upon an arrangement

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch beslach.

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