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.

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Etymology

Origin of bemedaled

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

Example Sentences

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

Triumphs A fifth gold, in the 1,000-m race, made speed skater Bonnie Blair the most bemedaled competitor in U.S. women's Olympic history.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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 door closed behind them and the two men, one uniformed and bemedaled, the other nattily attired in his business suit, turned to each other.

From Summit by Reynolds, Mack