BEDECK

deck, bedight, bedeck

(verb) decorate; “deck the halls with holly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

bedeck (third-person singular simple present bedecks, present participle bedecking, simple past and past participle bedecked)

(transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.

Anagrams

• becked

Source: Wiktionary


Be*deck", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedecked (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedecking.]

Definition: To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. Bedecked with boughs, flowers, and garlands. Pennant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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