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Bedight (adj) means Decorated or fitted out with something.

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Decorated or fitted out with something.

"Who comes through Michan’s land, bedight in sable armour? O’Bloom, the son of Rory: it is he." — James Joyce, Ulysses (1922)

"There rose a fabled horde of mounted lancers and archers bearing shields bedight with bits of broken mirrorglass that cast a thousand unpieced suns against the eyes of their enemies." — Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian (1985)

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

Comes from Middle English bedighten, bidihten, equivalent to be- + dight.

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What is the meaning of bedight?

"bedight" (adj) means decorated or fitted out with something.