bestud (third-person singular simple present bestuds, present participle bestudding, simple past and past participle bestudded)
(transitive) To set with or as with studs; adorn with bosses.
• bedust, budset, busted, debuts, dĂ©buts
Source: Wiktionary
Be*stud", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestudded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestudding.]
Definition: To set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set thickly; to stud; as, to bestud with stars. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
