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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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There the bemedaled boss of Poland's Communist Party received the head of a 10 million-member labor union and the spiritual leader of more than 30 million Polish Catholics.

From Time Magazine Archive

Behind the rostrum of the state capitol's assembly chamber stood, as usual, the bearskin-topped, bemedaled, paunchy elite of New York City's Old Guard as a Governor's guard of honor.

From Time Magazine Archive

The differences in style between the bemedaled Sadat and the spartan Mubarak are more than symbolic: they reflect some policy differences, too, especially about Egypt's dependence on the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

A bemedaled tank commander during that conflict, he has maneuvered well within the Soviet literary system and enjoys one of its most visible rewards, a dacha at Peredelkino, the writers' colony west of Moscow.

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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