bedeck

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ deck. Compare West Frisian bedekke (“to cover”), Dutch bedekken (“to cover, coat, overlay”), German bedecken (“to cover, top, overlay”), Swedish betäcka (“to cover, shelter”). Doublet of bethatch.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /bɪˈdɛk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Verb

bedeck (third-person singular simple present bedecks, present participle bedecking, simple past and past participle bedecked)

  1. (transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.
    She bedecked her wedding gown with seed pearls.

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German

Verb

bedeck

  1. Imperative singular of bedecken.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of bedecken.
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