bedeck
To deck, ornament, or adornTo deck, ornament, or adorn
» The tree stands motionless, clothed in twilight, thickly bedecked with dewdrops.
Непорушно стоять дерева, загорнені в сутінь, рясно вкриті краплистою росою.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To deck, ornament, or adorn
She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls.
schmücken, verzieren
украшатьukrašatʹ
(transitive)To grace.
- decorate
Examples
2 sentencesThe tree stands motionless, clothed in twilight, thickly bedecked with dewdrops.
Непорушно стоять дерева, загорнені в сутінь, рясно вкриті краплистою росою.
Her head was surmounted by a huge white chiffon hat, bedecked with three long but rather stringy ostrich feathers.
Translations
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Origin
From be- + deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coaFrom be- + deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”). Doublet of bethatch.
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Forms
bedecks, bedecking, bedecked, bedeckedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle