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adjective

Definition of bedeckednext
as in decked

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bedecked

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verb

past tense of bedeck
1
as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party

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2
as in clad
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes the ladies arrived bedecked in furs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedecked
  1. adorned
  2. clad
  3. decorated
  4. clothed
  5. draped
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  • Appetizers are adorned with the brand’s signature cannage motif, shaped like a couture bow or imprinted with the leopard motif nodding to Dior’s muse Mitzah Bricard.
    Lily Templeton, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The staircase is adorned with steel finishes and integrates with the pink marble wall that accompanies it.
    Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of adorned
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  • The retro trend of cladding your rooms with wallpaper actually harkens further back to centuries past, when fine homes were showcases for pastoral murals in elegant gathering rooms.
    Jamie Gold, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The inquiry said architect Studio E, principal contractor Rydon, and cladding sub-contractor Harley all bore considerable responsibility for disaster.
    Reuters, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of clad
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  • Beauty mavens Cassandra Grey of Violet Grey and Tina Craig of U Beauty compared notes on their similarly hued lace dresses, while Tina Leung’s daring catsuit, decorated in a large bow like a holiday present, caused much fanfare too.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For many American families, Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel – and an electric train circling merrily beneath.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of decorated
Verb
  • Even the elevator’s interior is clad in custom marquetry.
    Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Most of the interiors are clad with Australian white birch.
    Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of clothed
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  • Any leftover lights that weren't broken or half lit were then draped casually on some low bushes out front.
    Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Rihanna draped herself in a deliberately rangy stole.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of draped
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