bedeck
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From 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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bedeck (third-person singular simple present bedecks, present participle bedecking, simple past and past participle bedecked)
- (transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.
- She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls.
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deck, ornament, adorn
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