bemedaled

American  

[bih-med-ld] / bɪˈmɛd ld /

especially British, bemedalled

adjective

1. wearing or adorned with many medals.

   a bemedaled general; wearing a bemedaled military blouse.

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Etymology

Origin of bemedaled

First recorded in 1875–80; be- + medal + -ed ²

Example Sentences

A bemedaled tank commander during that conflict, he has maneuvered well within the Soviet literary system and enjoys one of its most visible rewards, a dacha at Peredelkino, the writers' colony west of Moscow.

From Time Magazine Archive

Behind the rostrum of the state capitol's assembly chamber stood, as usual, the bearskin-topped, bemedaled, paunchy elite of New York City's Old Guard as a Governor's guard of honor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Triumphs A fifth gold, in the 1,000-m race, made speed skater Bonnie Blair the most bemedaled competitor in U.S. women's Olympic history.

From Time Magazine Archive

At this moment of crisis, facing a threat that imperiled his life, his command and his whole world, America's greatest living military hero, the bemedaled veteran of bayonet charges through no-man's-land in France, seemed paralyzed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her red hair was not to be found, but Margaret Skidmore, dancing with a bemedaled diplomat, caught his eye and gestured that she would join him at the end of that dance.

From The Five Arrows by Chase, Allan