bestud

American  

[bih-stuhd] / bɪˈstʌd /

verb (used with object)

bestudded, bestudding

1. to set with or as if with studs; dot.

   an evening sky bestudded with stars.

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Etymology

Origin of bestud

First recorded in 1595–1605; be- + stud ¹

Example Sentences

To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to decorate with, or as with, stars; to bestud.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

They vary greatly in form and ornamentation—for it would seem that the portions of lichen which frequently bestud them are affixed to their exterior with that object, though probably concealment was the original intention.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

I have but one holiday, which is Christmas-day itself nakedly: no pretty garnish and fringes of St. John's day, Holy Innocents &c., that used to bestud it all around in the calendar.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)

When marshalled on the nightly plain The glitt'ring host bestud the sky, One star alone of all the train Can fix the sinner's wandering eye.

From In The Yule-Log Glow, Book IV by Morris, Harrison S. (Harrison Smith)

When marshal'd on the nightly plain, ��The glittering host bestud the sky; One star alone, of all the train, ��Can fix the sinner's wandering eye.

From The Poetical Works of Henry Kirk White : With a Memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas by White, Henry Kirk