单词 | bedeck |
释义 | bedeck (once / 7243 pages) v To bedeck is to decorate or embellish. If you bedeck your house with streamers and balloons, you'll feel prepared for your brother's surprise party. Some people like to bedeck their homes, inside and out, during various holidays. In December, you might bedeck your front door with a wreath, your yard with inflatable Santas and candy canes, and your indoor Christmas tree with tinsel and lights. You don't hear bedeck's root, the verb deck, all that often — but it appears in the Christmas carol "Deck the Halls," and it comes from the Middle Dutch dekken, "to cover." WORD FAMILYbedeck: bedecked, bedecking, bedecks USAGE EXAMPLESAnd so they’ve bedecked their village streets with more than 100,000 sparkling lights for train travelers and freight crews to ooh and aah over. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Yes, it’s another “Messiah,” on a stage bedecked with Christmas trees and greenery; and the holidays thrive on repeated traditions. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) Doran honors Sher’s Lear by kitting him out as a kind of hunting deity, blanketed in fur and bedecked with gold plates. Los Angeles Times(Nov 30, 2016) v decorate Syn|Hypo|Hyper bedight, deck plume deck with a plume adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. |
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