bedight

American

[bih-dahyt] / bɪˈdaɪt /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

bedight, bedight, bedighted, bedighting

to deck out; array.

bedight British

/ bɪˈdaɪt /

verb

(tr) to array or adorn

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adjective

(past participle of the verb) adorned or bedecked

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Etymology

Origin of bedight

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at be-, dight

Example Sentences

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The King and Queen were on their thrones�His Majesty bedight with "the ermine, the purple and the crown."

From Time Magazine Archive

New King George VI, handsomely bedight as Admiral of the Fleet, was standing in his splendid Throne Room at Buckingham Palace, receiving the diplomatic corps for the first time since His Majesty's accession.

From Time Magazine Archive

Edward of Wales followed, bedight appropriately as a Welsh Guard.

From Time Magazine Archive

Columbus appeared at Court bedight with golden robes.

From Time Magazine Archive

See with what hearty, noisy glee Our little ones to-night Dance round and round our Christmas-tree With pretty toys bedight.

From Second Book of Verse by Field, Eugene

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