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)

They vary greatly in form and ornamentation—for it would seem that the portions of lichen which frequently bestud them are affixed to their exterior with that object, though probably concealment was the original intention.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

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 set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set thickly; to stud; as, to bestud with stars.

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

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

From In The Yule-Log Glow, Book IV by Morris, Harrison S. (Harrison Smith)