bestud

bestud
/bi stud"/, v.t., bestudded, bestudding.
to set with or as if with studs; dot: an evening sky bestudded with stars.
[1595-1605; BE- + STUD]

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  • Bestud — Be*stud , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestudded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestudding}.] To set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set thickly; to stud; as, to bestud with stars. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bestud — verb To set with or as with studs; adorn with bosses …   Wiktionary

  • bestud — be·stud …   English syllables

  • bestud — bə̇, bē+ transitive verb Etymology: be + stud : to set (a surface) with or as if with studs …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bestudded — Bestud Be*stud , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestudded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestudding}.] To set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set thickly; to stud; as, to bestud with stars. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bestudding — Bestud Be*stud , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestudded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestudding}.] To set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set thickly; to stud; as, to bestud with stars. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bestar — Be*star , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestarred}.] To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to decorate with, or as with, stars; to bestud. Bestarred with anemones. W. Black. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bestarred — Bestar Be*star , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestarred}.] To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to decorate with, or as with, stars; to bestud. Bestarred with anemones. W. Black. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • beset — besetment, n. besetter, n. /bi set /, v.t., beset, besetting. 1. to attack on all sides; assail; harass: to be beset by enemies; beset by difficulties. 2. to surround; hem in: a village beset on all sides by dense forest. 3. to set or place upon; …   Universalium

  • stud — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. boss, knob, projection, jewel; timber, support; studhorse, breeder; slang, hunk (inf.) (see sex). v. t. bestud, ornament, bejewel, spangle; dot, scatter. See dispersion, reproduction, convexity. II… …   English dictionary for students

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