bespread

[ bih-spred ]
/ bɪˈsprɛd /

verb (used with object), be·spread, be·spread·ing.

to spread over (a surface); cover (usually followed by with): a table bespread with fine linens.

Origin of bespread

First recorded in 1350–1400, bespread is from the Middle English word bespreden. See be-, spread

Words nearby bespread

bespeak, bespeckle, bespectacled, bespoke, bespoken, bespread, besprent, besprinkle, bess, bessarabia, bessel

Example sentences from the Web for bespread

  • The greater part of my way lay near the sea shore, which was bespread with the wrecks of vessels.

    Lachesis Lapponica |Carl von Linn

  • He got out the box of ointment and bespread the strips of torn handkerchief.

    The Magnetic North |Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)

British Dictionary definitions for bespread

bespread
/ (bɪˈsprɛd) /

verb -spreads, -spreading or -spread

(tr) to cover (a surface) with something