bestud

American  

[bih-stuhd] / bɪˈstʌd /

verb (used with object)

bestudded, bestudding

1. to set with or as if with studs; dot.

   an evening sky bestudded with stars.

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Etymology

Origin of bestud

First recorded in 1595–1605; be- + stud ¹

Example Sentences

I have but one holiday, which is Christmas-day itself nakedly: no pretty garnish and fringes of St. John's day, Holy Innocents &c., that used to bestud it all around in the calendar.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)

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

From In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant by Verne, Jules

To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to decorate with, or as with, stars; to bestud.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

The ground is here and there bestud With lumps of only part-burned coal.

From Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Lowell, Amy

When, marshalled on the nightly plain, The glittering host bestud the sky, One star alone of all the train Can fix the sinner's wandering eye.

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron