bestarv.
/bɪˈstɑː/ transitive. To spangle or adorn as with stars.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > ornament [verb (transitive)] > ornament with stars
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1612 J. Sylvester tr. P. Mathieu Tropheis in Henry IV in Wks. (1877–80) 274 O ladycow, Thou shalt no more bestar thy wanton brow With thine eyes rayes.
1845 S. Judd Margaret iii. 456 The dandelions that bestar the grass.
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