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Example sentences for "bedight"

Lexicographically close words:
bedewing; bedfellow; bedfellows; bedgown; bediamonded; bedim; bedimmed; bedizened; bedlam; bedplate
  1. His chariot is bedight with silver and gold, and he has brought his marvellous golden armour, of the rarest workmanship--too splendid for any mortal man to carry, and meet only for the gods.

  2. But first hold up your sceptre and swear that you will give me the chariot, bedight with bronze, and the horses that now carry the noble son of Peleus.

  3. When Lubberkin to town his cattle drove, A maiden fine bedight he kept in love; The maiden fine bedight his love retains, And for the village he forsakes the plains.

  4. Then was after as erst, that they of the might-fame, The floor-sitters, fairly the feasting bedight them All newly.

  5. Loud and long the trumpets blew as into the courtyard rode a single horseman; tall was he and bedight in plain black armour and white surcoat whereon the Red Raven glowed; but his face was hid in vizored helm.

  6. The boy shot arrows at a tree bedight With red-winged songsters warbling sweet and gay Amid the leaves and blossoms blooming bright.

  7. When naught is bright to these that sadly stray, Oftimes a single ray of Eros' light Will make all earth bedight with radiance gay.

  8. From a great oak on every side the branches doth he shear, And setteth on a mound bedight in gleaming battle-gear The spoils of King Mezentius: a gift to thee it stood, O Might of War!

  9. That place was on a level meadow of grass very fair bedight with flowers and not far from the walls of the town nor from the high road that led to the gate of the same.

  10. Then went with her thither / full many a beauteous maid, A hundred good or over, / bedight right merrily.

  11. Within the court the heroes / bedight with trappings due Awaited noble maidens, / as I have told to you.

  12. So several ran and took their horses in charge and others came and assisted them to dismount and others again led them into the castle and thence brought them each to a fair chamber, well bedight and with a very cheerful outlook.

  13. And the Lady bore in her hand a sleeve of flame-colored satin very richly bedight with many pearls of great price.

  14. And meanwhile each fair lady wove wreaths of herbs and flowers and therewith bedecked her knight, until all those noble gentlemen were entirely bedight with blossoms--whereat was much merriment and pleasant jesting.

  15. When Lubberkin to town his cattle drove: A maiden fine bedight he happed to love; The maiden fine bedight his love retains, And for the village he forsakes the plains.

  16. Pearl bedight full royally, Adown the bank with merry mien, Came the maiden, fresh as fleur-de-lys.

  17. But on the way she came to me bedight in mail, and she and I took counsel together.

  18. Yet art thou here, bedight in arms, O man--thy yearning body far removed from all temptation till thou hast proved thee worthy her embrace!

  19. So this night shall they go bedight in kisses of my mouth!

  20. Then summoned he Eric of the wry neck, together with Giles who came forthwith, being yet bedight in Sir Gui's harness.

  21. Then he fell like an ash that on the crest of a far-seen hill is smitten with the axe of bronze, and brings its delicate foliage to the ground; even so he fell, and round him rang his armour bedight with bronze.

  22. But come, I pray thee, hold up the staff, and swear to me, that verily thou wilt give me the horses and the chariots bedight with bronze that bear the noble son of Peleus.

  23. Neither lingered Paris long in his lofty house, but clothed on him his brave armour, bedight with bronze, and hasted through the city, trusting to his nimble feet.

  24. When fortunes frown, the woes, bedight With brooding shadows, bring the night, While dismal sorrows darkness dole, And disappointments rise and roll Above the longings for the light.

  25. At our doors the crowd was so great, and our place was so small, that the nooks which ordinarily serve as recesses for the pages, were reserved for the Knights of the Saint Esprit; and the whole scene was bedight with Chevaliers of the Order.


  26. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "bedight" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.