bedecked; bedecking; bedecks
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Examples of bedeck in a Sentence
bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party
the ladies arrived bedecked in furs
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The fireside living room opens to a terrace bedecked with a cocktail table converted from an antique mill stone.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
In the nearby village, toddler sons bedecked in colorful Heian period costumes sat atop the shoulders of their parading fathers; the boys, anointed by the gods, were only allowed to touch the ground after a festival’s upcoming ceremony.
—Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
In the nearby village, toddler sons bedecked in colorful Heian period costumes sat atop the shoulders of their parading fathers; the boys, anointed by the gods, were only allowed to touch the ground after a festival’s upcoming ceremony.
—Norma Meyer, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
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“Bedeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedeck. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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bedeck
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be·deck
bi-ˈdek 
: to dress up with showy things
bedecked in furs and jewels
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