begem
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of begem
Example Sentences
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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 Meyer, F. B. (Frederick Brotherton)
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 MacCarthy, Denis Florence
And threw The wreath upon him like an anadem Which frozen tears instead of pearls begem.
From Adonais by Shelley, Percy Bysshe
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 Auldjo, John
In a purple muumuu, braceleted and begemmed, she glided from chair to chair.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Southey lent it, when he possessed the magnifico, to Coleridge, who has begemmed it all over with his fine pencillings.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861 by Various
Emerald-green, they dotted shapes fantastic: circles, arcs, and crescents;—atolls all, or coral carcanets, begemmed and flashing in the sun.
From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II by Melville, Herman
Rachel took off her gloves, and displayed her begemmed fingers.
From The Tale of Timber Town by Grace, Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus)
On a golden plate begemmed with emeralds she placed them, and went forth from the Golden Room bearing the charmed wine.
From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard
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 Crowley, Aleister
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 Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)
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