bedeck
bedeck
Definition
be·deck (bē dek′, bi-)
transitive verb
to cover with decorations; adorn
bedeck
Synonyms
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.
- hat: Ordinary folk from western parts used to dance about the streets, wearing silly hats bedecked with flowers and beat each other with sticks.
- horse: No great silken banners or horses bedecked in armor and gorgeous cloths greeted the English when they finally came upon their foe.
- flower: All roads lead to the large quayside which is backed by flower bedecked tavernas.
- house: The villages through which you pass are quiet and very pretty with their timber framed houses bedecked with flowers.
- cottage: Clinging to a 400 foot cliff, Clovelly's cobbled street and flower bedecked cottages seemingly tumble to the 14th century harbor.
Preposition: with
- ribbon: Carrier Pigeons bedecked with blue ribbons to denote victory sent flying into Kingswood.
- flower: The villages through which you pass are quiet and very pretty with their timber framed houses bedecked with flowers.
- flag: Every house was hung with red and bedecked with flags and mottoes.
- painting: All the walls are bedecked with unique paintings, commissioned especially by the hotel, and they give it a modern and contemporary feel.
- balloon: Photo: Shannon Brettles The exterior of the Center was bathed in pink light and bedecked with balloons.
- manner: This long sheer wall is bedecked with all manner of strange corals and populated by myriad kaleidoscopic fish.
Modifying Another Word
- now: Streets and shops are now bedecked with Christmas bunting and full of goods being offered as suitable presents.
- gaily: The 24 infants from the Victoria Street School received an ovation for their musical drill, which was accompanied by gaily bedecked tambourines.
- also: The others acting as Mayers dressed eccentrically but also bedecked in greenery, flowers and ribbons.
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.
bedeck Quotes
We shift and bedeck and bedrape us, Thou art noble and nude and antique.
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