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bemedaled

American  
[bih-med-ld] / bɪˈmɛd ld /
especially British, bemedalled

adjective

  1. wearing or adorned with many medals.

    a bemedaled general; wearing a bemedaled military blouse.


Etymology

Origin of bemedaled

First recorded in 1875–80; be- + medal + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Cornum, the bemedaled flight surgeon, now back at Fort Rucker, Alabama, confirms that.

From Time Magazine Archive

He will be besieged by cameras and jostling admirers, beseeched by myriad groups seeking his imprimatur, and bemedaled at parades and stadium rallies for eleven days in eight cities from Harlem to Hollywood.

From Time Magazine Archive

That "hidden constituency" for reform even included young Communist Party officials who saw that the society was as decrepit as its bemedaled leader, Leonid Brezhnev.

From Time Magazine Archive

His portly figure, bemedaled chest, well-groomed mustache and Vandyke beard became worldwide symbols of what was thought to be the Kremlin's conciliatory new look in the early years of the post-Stalin era.

From Time Magazine Archive

A little bemedaled group appeared on the steps of the hôtel de ville.

From A Volunteer Poilu by Beston, Henry

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