Bedight
to deck out; array.
historical examples
their little souls were white as new-fallen snow and bedight with indulgences and prayers.
the path of life stijn streuvels
for thy coat of mail, bedight in thy spotless robe of white.
rienzi edward bulwer lytton
then went with her thither / full many a beauteous maid, a hundred good or over, / bedight right merrily.
the nibelungenlied unknown
within the court the heroes / bedight with trappings due awaited n-ble maidens, / as i have told to you.
the nibelungenlied unknown
verb -dights, -dighting, -dight, -dighted
(transitive) to array or adorn
adjective
(past participle of the verb) adorned or bedecked
v.
“equip, furnish,” c.1400, from be- + dight (q.v.). related: bedighted; bedighting.
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