begem
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of begem
Example Sentences
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And as she breathes, with balmy sighs, A fervent blessing over them, The tearful, glistening dews begem The parents' and the children's eyes.
From Poems by Denis Florence MacCarthy
Gardens and domes—bazars, begem the woods— Seraglio, harems, peopled solitudes, Where the veil'd idol kneels; and vistas through Barr'd lattices, that give th' enamoured view; Flowers, orange-trees—and waters sparkling near.
From Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 by John Auldjo
And threw The wreath upon him like an anadem Which frozen tears instead of pearls begem.
From Adonais by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Its children will be as the grains of sand that bar the ocean's waves, or the stars that begem the vault of night.
From Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. by F. B. (Frederick Brotherton) Meyer
In a purple muumuu, braceleted and begemmed, she glided from chair to chair.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Through this begemmed and piping throng, Kammerman and Volkovisk elbowed their way to the street for a breath of fresh air; and as they reached the sidewalk Kammerman heaved a sigh of relief.
From Elkan Lubliner, American by Montague Glass
In the begemmed soil he saw many lakes and tanks also.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
As all the plants were begemmed with flowers, and as the flowers were in full bloom, the air was loaded with rich perfume.
From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day
Many a leaf was begemmed with the blue bodies closely set side by side or in a close cluster.
From My Studio Neighbors by William Hamilton Gibson
But their particular distinction lay in the multitude of stars begemming the background.
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
There is no God upon the eternal throne Of stars begemming the bewildering blue Unless one has the eyes to see him.
From Household Gods by Aleister Crowley
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