bestud

 [bih-stuhd]  

be·stud

   [bih-stuhd]
verb (used with object), be·stud·ded, be·stud·ding.
to set with or as if with studs; dot: an evening sky bestudded with stars.
Origin:
1595–1605; be- + stud
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