bedeck

  • 1Bedeck — Be*deck , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedecked} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bedecking}.] To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. [1913 Webster] Bedecked with boughs, flowers, and garlands. Pennant. [1913 Webster] || …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2bedeck — index clothe, embellish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3bedeck — 1560s, from BE (Cf. be ) + DECK (Cf. deck) (v.) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4bedeck — deck, garnish, embellish, beautify, decorate, ornament, *adorn …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5bedeck — [bē dek′, bidek′] vt. to cover with decorations; adorn SYN. ADORN …

    English World dictionary

  • 6bedeck — [[t]bɪde̱k[/t]] bedecks, bedecking, bedecked VERB If flags or other ornaments bedeck a place, a lot of them have been hung up to decorate it. [LITERARY] [V n] Today, flags bedeck the balcony from which he spoke to the assembled crowd …

    English dictionary

  • 7bedeck —   Ho ouluwehi, ho ouluwehiwehi, ho omāhilu, ho ohiluhilu;    ♦ bedeck with leis, ohu ohu …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 8bedeck — transitive verb Date: 1565 1. to clothe with finery ; deck 2. decorate 2 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9bedeck — /bi dek /, v.t. to deck out; adorn, esp. in a showy or gaudy manner. [1560 70; BE + DECK] Syn. array, decorate, ornament; beautify, enhance. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 10bedeck — verb To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls …

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