Usage Note
Bemoost describes surfaces — stones, roofs, tree trunks — covered with moss. Colloquially ein bemooster Herr refers humorously to an old-fashioned, set-in-his-ways older man.
Examples
"Der bemooste Brunnen im Dorfzentrum war seit Jahrhunderten nicht mehr in Betrieb."
Natural Translation
The mossy well in the village centre had not been in operation for centuries.
Literal Translation
The mossy well in the village centre was for centuries no longer in operation.

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