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bedeck definition

be·deck (bē dek′, bi-)

transitive verb

to cover with decorations; adorn

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bedeck Synonyms

bedeck

v.

adorn, festoon, ornament; see decorate. See syn. study at decorate.


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bedeck Usage Examples

Object

  • room: Peering through those windows, families can be seen gathering round the log fire, with the room bedecked with evergreens and red ribbon.

Preposition: with

  • ribbon: Carrier Pigeons bedecked with blue ribbons to denote victory sent flying into Kingswood.

Modifying Another Word

  • now: Streets and shops are now bedecked with Christmas bunting and full of goods being offered as suitable presents.

Preposition: in

  • armor: No great silken banners or horses bedecked in armor and gorgeous cloths greeted the English when they finally came upon their foe.
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bedeck quotes

We shift and bedeck and bedrape us, Thou art noble and nude and antique.

-Swinburne, Algernon Charles

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