Definitions
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- verb transitive To
tread over orwalk upon.
Etymologies
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From Middle English bitreden, equivalent to be- + tread.
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Examples
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And our eyelids had strown for thy feet to betread.
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"Who dares betread the holy of holies?" he bellowed.
The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989
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He is likely the first Wodenite ever to betread Daedalus.
The Game Of Empire Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1985
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And our eyelids had strown for thy feet to betread. "
Tehran Winter Naipaul, V.S. 1981
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Our cheeks as a carpet to greet thee had thrown * And our eyelids had strown for thy feet to betread. "
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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