bedeck

[ bih-dek ]

/ bɪˈdɛk /

to deck out; adorn, especially in a showy or gaudy manner.

Origin of bedeck

First recorded in 1560–70; be- + deck

array, decorate, ornament; beautify, enhance.

un·be·decked, adjective

Rafaele asseverates that for the love of Maliella he would even rob the sacred image of the jewels and bedeck her with them.

The Complete Opera Book |Gustav Kobb
A very curious manifestation of this disposition to bedeck the body was the prevalence of tattooing.

From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life |Captain A. T. Mahan
We bedeck and bedrape our poetry with trappings without which it is better off.

The Literature of Ecstasy |Albert Mordell
Had our diligence upset, there would have been seven mortuary crosses to bedeck the mountain side.

A Lady's Tour in Corsica, Vol. I (of 2) |Gertrude Forde

So I shall tell her, and she will not fail to bedeck herself with them.

Mrs. Vanderstein's jewels |Mrs. Charles Bryce

bedeck

/ (bɪˈdɛk) /

(tr) to cover with decorations; adorn