Meanings of bedeck in English

Religion is the brightest ornament with which the young can bedeck themselves.

Flowers and berries bedeck the surrounding shrubbery, pleasant perfumes fill the air.

Now you see how nobly they feast, and how richly they bedeck themselves.

A very curious manifestation of this disposition to bedeck the body was the prevalence of tattooing.

I must think no more about the gifts for Livia and Octavia, but bedeck myself instead.

Cousin Egbert rubbed his hands and giggled, waiting for me to bedeck him with floral tributes.

Fresh garlands bedeck the lap of Spring.

The wives and maidens of the village gather and scatter flowers, and bedeck themselves from head to foot.

His drab had not taken his invitation to bedeck herself too literally, nor had she ventured into Broadway.

Don't bedeck the cribs, beds, or curtains with ribbons and laces, and expect your child to be happy.

Yet blotches and question marks bedeck this new and gender-correct page that some in the ANC hope to turn.

Do this, and you will be one of the jewels God will gather to bedeck the temple of the skies.

Decorative paper lanterns hang from glass-fronted buildings, dragon statuettes adorn slick shop entrances and large Mandarin characters bedeck restaurant awnings.

When the MySpace trend took hold I was elated to see I could bedeck my page with Pieces of Flair.

It was Christmas-eve, and her own fair hands had helped to bedeck the rooms with festal garlands of evergreen and holly.

They include fringes, tassels, and the multitude of appendable objects, natural and artificial, with which primitive races bedeck their garments and utensils.