Etymology

bedust

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Today it means: To cover with dust. Full definition →

Middle English *bedusten
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  1. Middle English · inherited from*bedusten
  2. English todaybedust

From Middle English *bedusten (suggested by participle bedust (“covered with dust”)), equivalent to be- + dust.

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