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bestud

[ bih-stuhd ]
/ bɪˈstʌd /
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verb (used with object), be·stud·ded, be·stud·ding.
to set with or as if with studs; dot: an evening sky bestudded with stars.
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Origin of bestud

First recorded in 1595–1605; be- + stud1

Words nearby bestud

Best's disease, bestseller, best shot, stuck for, be, stuck on, be, bestud, subject to, be, sweet on, be, bet, beta, beta-adrenergic
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How to use bestud in a sentence

  • These brilliant constellations began to bestud the sky, and the Southern Cross shone out.

    In Search of the Castaways|Jules Verne

  • Now came banners waving in the air, and standards of silver and gold bestud with precious stones.

    Saronia|Richard Short
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