"bedust" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bedusts [present, singular, third-person], bedusting [participle, present], bedusted [participle, past], bedusted [past]
Etymology: From Middle English *bedusten (suggested by participle bedust (“covered with dust”)), equivalent to be- + dust. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*bedusten}} Middle English *bedusten, {{m|enm|bedust||covered with dust}} bedust (“covered with dust”), {{prefix|en|be|dust}} be- + dust Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedust (third-person singular simple present bedusts, present participle bedusting, simple past and past participle bedusted)
  1. (archaic) To cover with dust. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-bedust-en-verb-e24IGKb9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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