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Bespread

Bespread \Be*spread"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespread; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespreading.] To spread or cover over.

The carpet which bespread His rich pavilion's floor.
--Glover.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
bespread

c.1200, from be- + spread (v.).

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bespread

vb. (context transitive English) To spread over; cover with.

Usage examples of "bespread".

A moment later the hot-water bag reached the floor in as noiseless a manner as that previously adopted by the remains of the little pill, and Penrod once more bespread his soul with poppies.

She sat upon cushions and leaned against an empty box and barrel, robe bespread, which formed a defence from the invading draughts.

The foremost of the two was Sir Giles Mompesson, and his usually stern and sinister features had acquired a yet more inauspicious cast, from the deathlike paleness that bespread them, as well as from the fillet bound round his injured brow.

A moment later the hot-water bag reached the floor in as noiseless a manner as that previously adopted by the remains of the little pill, and Penrod once more bespread his soul with poppies.