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bespread

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

verb bespreads · bespreading · bespread

transitive To spread over; to cover with. Hither, hither, sweet — / ’Tis a cowslip bed — / Hither, hither, sweet! / 'Tis with dew bespread!
Similar: overspread

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@misc{bespread_2026,
  title = {bespread},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bespread},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}