Bespread

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To spread over; to cover with. transitive

    "Hither, hither, sweet — / ’Tis a cowslip bed — / Hither, hither, sweet! / 'Tis with dew bespread!"

Synonyms

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"Hither, hither, sweet — / ’Tis a cowslip bed — / Hither, hither, sweet! / 'Tis with dew bespread!"

Etymology

From Middle English bispreden, equivalent to be- + spread. Cognate with Dutch bespreiden, Middle Low German bespreden, bespreiden, German bespreiten.

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